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Timestamp: 2019-04-26 14:01:10+00:00

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Wage and Hour lawsuits, brought on behalf of individual employees and also as class and collective actions, are an increasing percentage of new actions filed in state and federal court. This webinar will briefly explore the variety of legal claims and defenses and explore in detail how mediation is effectively used to reach settlements that will be approved as fair by the reviewing courts.
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New York State law prohibiting employment discrimination - New York Executive Law § 296.
California statute to prevent discrimination based on sexual orientation - California Labor Code § 1102.1.
California statute requiring equal pay for equal work - California Labor Code §§ 1197.5 .
Federal Unemployment Tax Act -26 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.
Federal Grants to States for Unemployment Compensation Administration - 42 U.S.C. § 1101 et seq.
Unemployment Trust Fund - 42 U.S.C. § 1104.
The Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act - 45 U.S.C. § 351 et seq.
New York occupational safety and health laws - New York Labor Code Article 2, §§ 27 et seq.
California Occupational Safety and Health Act - California Labor Code §§ 6300 et seq.
Federal Employees' Compensation Act - 5 U.S.C. §§ 8101 - 8193.
Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA) - 33 U.S.C. §§ 901 - 950.
Labor Management Relations (Taft-Hartley) Act - 29 U.S.C. § 141 et seq.
Railway Labor Act - 45 U.S.C. § 151 et seq.
Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Act (FSLMRA) - 5 U.S.C. § 7101 et seq.
Good Starting Point in Print: Mark A. Rothstein et al., Rothstein, Craver, Schroeder, Shoben, and Vander Velde's Hornbook on Employment Law, West Group (1991).

References: § 296
 § 1102
 § 1101
 § 1104
 § 351
 § 141
 § 151
 § 7101