Employment Law Update

Abstract

It is important for managers to keep abreast of developments in employment law. Every year the law is refined as courts are presented and resolve new questions. Many of these are questions of statutory interpretation. Some are issues of common law. This article reviews recent court cases involving the interpretation of important statutes, such as the Civil Rights Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and the Age Discrimination Act. It also reviews developments in the common law area of privacy issues (Landesman, 2004).