labor relations

By lalagoodwin9, Jun 2011

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Fair Labor Standards Act	established minimum wage, OT wage. The act controls employment under 16 and forbids minors in hazardous jobs
Equal Pay Act	mandated equal pay for work regardless of gender
Civil Rights Act	prohibits discrimination based on age, sex, race, color, religion, pregnancy, child birth
Age Discrimination in Employment	prohibits d. of those 40-70 y/o
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act	employers must notify employees of impending lay-offs
Equal Employment Opportunity act	prohibits d. unless BFOQ exists
Americans with Disabilities Act	prohibits D. against person with physical, mental disabilities; chronically ill (orthopedic, visual, speech, mr, epilepsy, HIV/AIDS).
Family and Medical Leave Act	gives employees up to 12 weeks unpaid protected leave for ill child, individual, parent, spouse
Social Security Act	established unemployment compensation and became a national insurance policy administered by states
Norris La Quardia Act	prohibited employers from making new employees sign agreements promising not to join union
Wagner Act	guarantees collective bargaining; protected employees from termination for pro-union activities
Taft Hartley Act	declared some union practices "illegal" such as refusing bargaining, charging excessive initiation fees, and organizing boycotts
Landrum Griffin Act	required unions to hold elections, show how dues were used, provide copies of contracts

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