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Trade Adjustment Assistance

Although in general international trade provides vast benefits to the United States, some companies and employees can suffer adverse impacts from the competition imposed by increased imports. The Trade Adjustment Assistance programs (TAA), administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Labor, provide financial and training assistance to companies and employees who are negatively affected by increased international trade.

Uniform Trade Secret Act Overview

Employers have always had some form of legal protection against former employees misappropriating their trade secrets. Because state common law, however, had evolved differently from state to state, it was uncertain what was protectable and what was not. Former employees could move to multiple states, and an employer's rights would vary from state to state. Once a trade secret was disclosed in one state, it was no longer a protectable trade secret in any state.

Filing an Unfair Labor Practices Charge with the Federal Labor Relations Authority

the Federal Labor Relations Authority)

Labor & Employment Law

(The United States Department of Labor-Women's Bureau)

Social Security Disability Insurance

The federal government provides disability benefits to workers through the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program, which is administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA). To be eligible to receive SSDI benefits, a worker must have worked for a certain number of calendar quarters. The SSDI benefit is calculated on the basis of the age of the employee and the employee's earnings record and is adjusted annually to account for cost of living increases. SSDI payments commence after a five-month waiting period.