State and Federal Systems

There are two distinct court systems in the United States, the state court system and the federal court system. Each state has a legislative and court system to set rules and determine resolutions to dispute. The laws and decisions of those states apply specifically to that state only. The federal system however has jurisdiction to make law and find resolution across all states. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforces laws enacted to …

…Timothy S. (2001, March). Anatomy of an employment lawsuit. HRMagazine, 46(3), 145-151. Retrieved June 25, 2005 from the University of Phoenix ProQuest database. The EEOC website provides information and answers regarding the enforcement of federal employment guidelines (http://www.eeoc.gov). The Illinois General Assembly website provides detailed transcripts of Illinois state law (http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet90/summary/900HB0008.html). The National Human Genome Research Institute website provides information and research on genes (http://www.genome.gov)