employment law

Learn about important IRS employment forms and what they mean, including W-4, W-9 and I-9 forms. Explore what these forms do and how they can impact hiring. The Internal Revenue Service, better known as the IRS, has a hand in many of the ways employment and income tax collection function in the United States. In […]

The FMLA Act is a federal act that helps protect employees when they have a medical issue. Find out whether you’re covered and what that means for you. If you need to take off time from work due to a medical leave, you could be covered by the FMLA Act. Find out more about this […]

You have a legal right not to be discriminated against at your job for a variety of reasons. Find out about employer discrimination and how you can make a claim. What Is Employer Discrimination? Employer discrimination occurs when an employer — including the owner of the business, a manager or a supervisor — makes a […]

Find out how the unemployment claim process works in each state, including how to apply, how applications are processed and what varies state to state. Unemployment insurance is American workers have. In July 2020, an estimated 16 million workers received bi-weekly payments from their state’s unemployment claim system. Workers nationwide collect an average of $378 […]