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Appealing a General Schedule Classification

The General Schedule (GS) Classification System is the scheme under which "white collar" federal competitive civil service jobs are classified for pay purposes. Employees placed into the same "class" of employment are also entitled to be treated...

Unemployment Insurance -- Reform

Through the years, there have been a number of calls to reform the unemployment insurance program. These proposed reforms have included providing the program with additional funding, changing how that funding is used, and redirecting oversight of...

Independent Contractor or Employee?

There are many important distinctions between the way that hiring parties must treat employees and independent contractors. For example, hiring parties must withhold payroll taxes for their employees, but not for independent contractors....

Workers' Compensation Overview

Workers' compensation (originally called workman's compensation) systems began emerging at the turn of the 20th Century. States enacted workers' compensation laws to assist employees in recovering compensation for work-related injuries. Today,...

Sick Leave and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

Americans with Disabilities Act Overview

Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) to protect certain disabled employees from unfair discrimination in the workplace. Applying to nearly all...