Employment Law Research Paper
Name: Janice King Gunn
PROVIDE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF EMPLOYMENT LAW
Research the various laws listed below. Determine whether the employment law is a federal or state law. If the law covers both federal and state, are there any difference between federal and state. Provide an overview of the significance of each employment law. Please cite all sources used.
Employment Law Name
Federal – Provide Details of the Law
State – Provide Details of the Law
National Labor Relations Act of 1935
Forbids employers from interfering with, restraining, or coercing employees in the exercise of rights relating to organizing, forming, joining or assisting a labor organization for collective bargaining purposes, or from working together to improve terms and …show more content…
This is a federal and state law.
Source: https://www.osha.gov/dcsp/osp/faq.html#oshaprogram
Section 18 of the OSHA Act of 1970 encourages states to develop and operate their own job safety and health programs. OSHA approves and monitors state plans.
Source: https://www.osha.gov/dcsp/osp/faq.html#oshaprogram
Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972
Gives EEOC authority to sue in federal courts when it finds reasonable cause to believe that there has been employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. This is a federal and state law.
Source: http://definitions.uslegal.com/e/equal-employment-opportunity-act/
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
Enacted to control and deter illegal immigration to the United States. Federal and state law.
Source: http://www.uscis.gov/tools/glossary/immigration-reform-and-control-act-1986-irca
Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, 1990
Makes it illegal for an employer to use an employee's age to discriminate in benefits or for a company to target older workers for layoffs. Federal and state …show more content…
Federal and state law.
Source: http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/cra-1991.cfm
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of a person’s disability. Also requires that companies provide accommodations both to their employees and in some cases the public. Federal and state law.
Source: http://finduslaw.com/federal-employment-law
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
An employer in the private sector who has 50 or more employees provides their employees with 12 weeks of job protected leave. Federal and state law.
Source: http://finduslaw.com/federal-employment-law
State and local governments do not need to meet the 50 employee requirement.
Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008
Makes significant changes to the ADA’s 1990 definition of “disability” that broadens the scope of coverage. Federal and state law.
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PROVIDE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF EMPLOYMENT LAW
Research the various laws listed below. Determine whether the employment law is a federal or state law. If the law covers both federal and state, are there any difference between federal and state. Provide an overview of the significance of each employment law. Please cite all sources used.
Employment Law Name
Federal – Provide Details of the Law
State – Provide Details of the Law
National Labor Relations Act of 1935
Forbids employers from interfering with, restraining, or coercing employees in the exercise of rights relating to organizing, forming, joining or assisting a labor organization for collective bargaining purposes, or from working together to improve terms and …show more content…
This is a federal and state law.
Source: https://www.osha.gov/dcsp/osp/faq.html#oshaprogram
Section 18 of the OSHA Act of 1970 encourages states to develop and operate their own job safety and health programs. OSHA approves and monitors state plans.
Source: https://www.osha.gov/dcsp/osp/faq.html#oshaprogram
Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972
Gives EEOC authority to sue in federal courts when it finds reasonable cause to believe that there has been employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. This is a federal and state law.
Source: http://definitions.uslegal.com/e/equal-employment-opportunity-act/
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
Enacted to control and deter illegal immigration to the United States. Federal and state law.
Source: http://www.uscis.gov/tools/glossary/immigration-reform-and-control-act-1986-irca
Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, 1990
Makes it illegal for an employer to use an employee's age to discriminate in benefits or for a company to target older workers for layoffs. Federal and state …show more content…
Federal and state law.
Source: http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/cra-1991.cfm
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of a person’s disability. Also requires that companies provide accommodations both to their employees and in some cases the public. Federal and state law.
Source: http://finduslaw.com/federal-employment-law
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
An employer in the private sector who has 50 or more employees provides their employees with 12 weeks of job protected leave. Federal and state law.
Source: http://finduslaw.com/federal-employment-law
State and local governments do not need to meet the 50 employee requirement.
Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008
Makes significant changes to the ADA’s 1990 definition of “disability” that broadens the scope of coverage. Federal and state law.
Source: