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