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Social Security Act
Included unemployment insurance, old-age assistance, aid to dependent children and grants to the states to provide various forms of medical care. Has been Admended many times. -
Fair Labor Standards Act
Forbids unfair treatment of employees by employers
Amended many time to raise minimum wage
Reduced number of hours worked without overtime pay
Extended coverage to many low-income workers
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Equal Pay Act
Amendment from the FLSA
Forbids different pay scale for men and women -
Civil Rights Act
Banned employment discrimination
Can have criminal penalties -
EEOC
Ensure that applicants are employed and that employees are treated during employment without regard to their race, creed, color, or national origin. John F. Kennedy -
Age Discrimination Act
Banned unfair treatment of workers age 40+
Also caused Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990 -
Rehabilitation Act
Prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs conducted by Federal agencies, in programs receiving Federal financial assistance, in Federal employment, and in the employment practices of Federal contractors. -
OSHA
OSHA assures safe and healthy working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance. -
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act
To provide for the protection of migrant and seasonal agricultural workers and for the registration of contractors of migrant and seasonal agricultural labor and for other purposes. -
Americans with Disabilities Act ADA
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Older Workers Benefit Protection Act
To amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to clarify the protections given to older individuals in regard to employee benefit plans, and for other purposes. -
Small Business Job Protection Act
provided the minimum-wage increase, also detached tipped employees from future minimum-wage increases.[ -
Fair Minimum Wage Act
amended the FLSA to provide for the increase of the federal minimum wage by an incremental plan, culminating in a minimum wage of $7.25 per hour by July 24, 2009. -
Contract Work Hours Standards Act
replaced the confusing series of “Eight Hour Laws” (from 1892) with a single, comprehensive law to govern hours of work for laborers. -
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Aimed primarily at decreasing the number of uninsured Americans and reducing the overall costs of health care.
