| Are you paying attention to employment law | | | | The Equal Employment Opportunity Act |
| requirements? If you aren't, you should be. | | | | prohibits discrimination against minorities |
| Not only are you required to follow specific | | | | based on poor credit ratings. |
| regulations concerning employment law, but | | | | |
| you are also required to notify your | | | | The Bankruptcy Act prohibits discrimination |
| employees of their employment law rights by | | | | against anyone who has declared bankruptcy. |
| placing an employment law poster in a | | | | |
| conspicuous place in your business where your | | | | In addition to these employment laws, you are |
| employees will be likely to see it, such as | | | | also subject to the following employment |
| an employee break room. There are eight basic | | | | laws. |
| Federal employment laws that you should be | | | | |
| aware of and understand. | | | | The Occupational Safety and Health Act |
| | | | provides specific regulations regarding the |
| The first of these is Title VII of the Civil | | | | safety and health conditions of employers and |
| Rights Act of 1964. This employment law | | | | employees in all 50 states as well as the |
| prohibits discrimination on the basis of | | | | District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and other |
| race, color, religion, national origin and | | | | U.S. territories |
| sex. In addition, sex discrimination on the | | | | |
| basis of pregnancy and sexual harassment is | | | | FMLA, the Family Medical Leave Act, allows |
| also prohibited under this employment law. | | | | employees to take unpaid leave from their |
| | | | jobs under specific conditions. |
| Next, there is the Civil Rights Act of 1966. | | | | |
| This employment law prohibits discrimination | | | | Under the Employee Polygraph Protection Act |
| based on race or ethnic origin. | | | | Labor Law, private employers are not allowed |
| | | | to use lie detector tests for either |
| The Equal Pay Act of 1963 prohibits employers | | | | pre-employment screenings or during the |
| from paying different wages to men and women | | | | course of employment. |
| that perform essentially the same work under | | | | |
| similar working conditions. | | | | FLSA, the Fair Labor Standards Act, provides |
| | | | for minimum wage and overtime pay standards |
| Most employers have heard of the Americans | | | | as well as recordkeeping and child labor |
| with Disabilities Act, but do not understand | | | | standards in private as well as public |
| how this employment law can impact them. This | | | | employment. |
| law prohibits discrimination against persons | | | | |
| with disabilities. | | | | Beyond the major Federal employment laws, you |
| | | | will also need to make sure that you are in |
| The Immigration Reform and Control Act of | | | | compliance with state employment law as well. |
| 1986 prohibits discrimination on the basis of | | | | Each state may provide for employment laws in |
| national origin or citizenship of persons who | | | | addition to the federal employment laws |
| are authorized to work in the United States. | | | | mentioned above. For example, California |
| | | | employment law covers several areas such as |
| The Age Discrimination in Employment Act, | | | | unemployment labor law insurance, temporary |
| also known as ADEA, prohibits discrimination | | | | services or leasing labor law and state |
| against individuals who are age 40 or above. | | | | disability labor law. |
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