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Employment - U.S. Code Provisions
U.S. Code Title 15 > Chapter 21 National Policy On Employment And Productivity
U.S. Code Title 15 > Chapter 58 Full Employment And Balanced Growth
U.S. Code Title 29 Labor
U.S. Code Title 42 > Chapter 30 Manpower Development And Training Program

 
Employment - C.F.R. Provisions
CFR > Title 29 - Labor

 
Employment - Selected State Laws
ArizonaArizona Laws > Title 23
CaliforniaCalifornia Civil Code Chapter 6 - Loans of E.R.I.S.A.Pension Funds
California Civil Code Chapter 4 - Shared Appreciation Loans of E.R.I.S.A. Pension Funds
California Labor Code
FloridaFlorida Statutes Title XXXI - Labor
IllinoisIllinois Compiled Statutes > Business > Chapter 820 - Employment
MarylandMaryland Code > Labor and Employment
MassachusettsMassachusetts General Laws > Part I > Title XXI - Labor And Industries
MichiganMichigan Laws > Chapter 408
Michigan Laws > Chapter 419
Michigan Laws > Chapter 423
MinnesotaMinnesota Statutes > Title 38 - Labor, Industry
Minnesota Statutes > Title 51 - Employment and Economic Development
MissouriMissouri Laws > Title XVIII
New JerseyNew Jersey Statutes > Title 34
New YorkNew York Laws > Employers' Liability
New York Laws > Labor
North CarolinaNorth Carolina Laws > Chapter 14 > Article 45 - Regulation of Employer and Employee
North Carolina Laws > Chapter 95
North Carolina Laws > Chapter 143A > Article 8 - Department of Labor
OhioOhio Code > Title 41
TexasTexas Codes > Labor Code
Texas Codes > Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes > Title 83 - Labor
VirginiaVirginia Code Chapter 10 - Department of Employment Dispute Resolution
Virginia Code Title 40.1 Labor and Employment

 

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Politics in the Workplace
Last Updated September 30, 2008

In this election season, it is especially important for employers to review their policies regarding political discussion, according to this article by Nathaniel J. Torres of Morrison & Foerster.  "Employers should provide clear and consistent policies informing their employees of what constitutes acceptable political activity in the workplace," he writes. Policies should:

  1. restrict the display and distribution of political information
  2. limit political discussion
  3. prohibit political banners, buttons, etc.
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Gender Identity Discrimination in Employment
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 Employers (public or private) may not discriminate based on gender identity.
 
 Public employers may not discriminate based on gender identity.
 
 No state law
 
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