Anyone with whom the employer has an employment relationship, i.e., an employee on the payroll.

An employee handbook, sometimes also known as an employee manual or staff handbook, is a book given to employees by an employer. Usually, the employee handbook contains information about company policies and procedures.

A contract of employment is a category of contract used in employment law to attribute right and responsibilities between parties to a bargain. On the one end stands an "employee" who is "employed" by an "employer".

Body of law that applies to matters such as employment, wages, conditions of work, labour unions, and labour-management relations. Laws intended to protect workers, including children, from abusive employment practices were not enacted in significant numbers until the late 19th century in Europe and slightly later in the U.S. In Asia and Africa, labour legislation did not emerge until the 1940s and '50s. Employment laws cover matters such as hiring, training, advancement, and unemployment compensation. Wage laws cover the forms and methods of payment, pay rates, social security, pensions, and other matters. Legislation on working conditions regulates hours, rest periods, vacations, child labour, equality in the workplace, and health and safety. Laws on trade unions and labour-management relations address the status of unions, the rights and obligations of workers' and employers' organizations, collective bargaining agreements, and rules for settling strikes and other disputes.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is a federal law enforcement agency that enforces laws against workplace discrimination. The EEOC investigates discrimination complaints based on an individual's race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, genetic information, and retaliation for reporting, participating in, and/or opposing a discriminatory practice.

Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. In American jurisprudence, the courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one.

Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case in favor of one side or the other.

Executive Order 11246 applies to all employers that have contracts or subcontracts with the federal government, and in excess of $10,000. The law prohibits discrimination by such employers on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

An exempt employee is one who is exempt from both the California and federal wage and hour laws. Employees are sometimes categorized as exempt because they belong to a classification of employees such as a person providing professional services or a person who is an executive.