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Children who are blind or disabled are eligible to receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

The federal Volunteer Protection Act (VPA) applies to "volunteers."

In some instances, an injured employee will return to his former position and resume making the same earnings as before the injury.

All states provide some measure of workers' compensation coverage for those individuals employed in the public sector.

In 1988, Congress passed the cto prevent employers from subjecting applicants and employees to lie detector or polygraph tests.

Military leave for employees is governed by the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA), sometimes referred to as the Military Leave Act.

In 1926, Congress passed the Railway Labor Act (RLA) to govern the resolution of disputes within the railroad industry.

To be declared "disabled" for social security disability purposes, the individual must not be able to engage in any substantial gainful activity.

Congress passed the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) in order to eliminate labor conditions that were detrimental to the health and welfare of workers, including children. The FLSA has four major components: a minimum wage requirement, overtime pay requirements, child labor restrictions, and record keeping directives.

A lawsuit for defamation has the following basic elements: (1) making a false statement; (2) about a person; (3) to others; and (4) actual damages (if the harm to the person is not apparent).