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Disparate impact. Disparate impact in the law of the United States refers to practices in employment, housing, and other areas that adversely affect one group of people of a protected characteristic more than another, even though rules applied by employers or landlords are formally neutral. Although the protected classes vary by statute, most ...
v. t. e. Negligence in employment encompasses several causes of action in tort law that arise where an employer is held liable for the tortious acts of an employee because that employer was negligent in providing the employee with the ability to engage in a particular act. Four basic causes of action may arise from such a scenario: negligent ...
Joint employment is the sharing of control and supervision of an employee's activity among two or more business entities. At present, no single definition of joint employment exists. Instead, various employment laws define situations in which joint employment may occur with respect to that law. An example is the Family and Medical Leave Act in ...
When you use Medicare and another insurance plan together, each insurance covers part of the cost of your service. The insurance that pays first is called the primary payer. The insurance that ...
Self-funded health care, also known as Administrative Services Only ( ASO ), is a self insurance arrangement in the United States whereby an employer provides health or disability benefits to employees using the company's own funds. [1] This is different from fully insured plans where the employer contracts an insurance company to cover the ...
A BOP is actually an insurance package that combines several forms of coverage together, making it a simple option for small business owners. BOPs usually include general liability, property ...
Here, the second way to claim constructive dismissal examines whether the employer's (or employee of the employer) course of conduct, or even a single incident, demonstrates an intention to no longer be bound by the written or implied employment contract. An example of this kind of constructive dismissal is a "toxic work environment".
The Federal Employees Liability Reform and Tort Compensation Act of 1988, also known as the Westfall Act, is a law passed by the United States Congress that modifies the Federal Tort Claims Act to protect federal employees from common law tort lawsuit while engaged in their duties for the government, while giving private citizens a route to seek damage from the government for violations.