Employee Safety

Individual Assignment: Employee Safety, Health, and Welfare Law Paper Prepare a 1,050-to 1,750-word paper in which you explain the application and implication of the following laws for your employer. Analyze the following employee safety, health, and welfare laws: Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993 Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) of 1970 Format your paper according to APA standards. {text:list-item} What are employers' responsibilities under the law? What protections does the law provide for employees? Please post your response to the Assignments Newsgroup on Monday, Day 7 of Week 5, as one (1) Microsoft Word document. Name your document as follows: “ Week 5 – Safety Health Welfare Paper - your name.doc” and insert your name, first name then last name. Please pay attention to the naming requirement. Cut and paste this paragraph, from the numeral 4 above and including this sentence, into the top of your Word document. Running Head: EMPLOYEE SAFETY, HEALTH, AND WELFARE LAW Employee Safety, Health, and Welfare Law Kevin Pannell MGT434 – Employment Law April 26, 2010 Brian Strayer Employee Safety, Health, and Welfare Law When Colortyme Rentals opened the first store, the company focused on taking care of the employees. To do this the company adheres to government laws. The Family and Medical Leave Act, and Occupational Safety and Health Act were created in different times, because of certain issues. The government ensures Colortyme is committed to protection of workers, by the penalties from not doing so. I will show how Colortyme applies the laws and implications of the law. I will analyze the laws applying to health and safety as well. FMLA On February 5, 1993, President Clinton signed into law the first piece of legislation of his administration: The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The act guarantees employees who have been on the job at

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