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The Federal Employees Compensation Act of 1916
<a href='' >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Employees'_Compensation_Act</a>Established compensation to federal civil service employees for wages lost due to job-related injuries. -
The Longshore an Harbor Workers Compensation Act
<a href='' >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longshore_and_Harbor_Workers'_Compensation_Act</a>Generally speaking, a worker covered by the LHWCA is entitled to temporary compensation benefits of 2/3 his average weekly wage while undergoing medical treatment. -
The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
<a href='' >http://www.dol.gov/opa/aboutdol/lawsprog.htm</a>Prescribes standards for wages and overtime pay, which affect most private and public employment. -
The Labor Management Reporting & Disclosure Act of 1959
<a href='' >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_Management_Reporting_and_Disclosure_Act</a> Regulates labor unions' internal affairs and their officials' relationships with employers. -
The Equal Pay Act of 1963
http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/epa.cfm Prohibits sex-based wage discrimination between men and women in the same establishment who perform jobs that require substantially equal skill, effort and responsibility under similar working conditions. -
The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
<a href='' >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_and_Nationality_Act_of_1965</a>The 1965 act marked a radical break from the immigration policies of the past. -
The Age Discrimination Act of 1967
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_Discrimination_in_Employment_Act</a>The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) is the federal law governing age discrimination. It was enacted in 1967 to promote the employment of older workers based on ability rather than age, prevent discrimination, and help solve the problems that arise with an aging workforce.
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The Occupational Safety & Health Act of 1970
<a href='' >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupational_Safety_and_Health_Act_(United_States)</a>Its main goal is to ensure that employers provide employees with an environment free from recognized hazards, such as exposure to toxic chemicals, excessive noise levels, mechanical dangers, heat or cold stress, or unsanitary conditions. -
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973
<a href='' >en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_504_of_the_Rehabilitation_Act</a>American legislation that guarantees certain rights to people with disabilities. It was the first U.S. federal civil rights protection for people with disabilities. -
The employee retirement Income Security Act of 1974
<a href='' >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Employee_Retirement_Income_Security_Act</a>Establishes minimum standards for pension plans in private industry and provides for extensive rules on the federal income tax effects of transactions associated with employee benefit plans. -
The Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification Act of 1988
<a href='' >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worker_Adjustment_and_Retraining_Notification_Act</a>Protects employees, their families, and communities by requiring most employers with 100 or more employees to provide 60 calendar-day advance notification of plant closings and mass layoffs of employees, as defined in the Act. -
The Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988
<a href='' >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Employee_Polygraph_Protection_Act</a>Prevents employers from using polygraph (lie detector) tests, either for pre-employment screening or during the course of employment, with certain exemptions. -
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
<a href='' >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans_with_Disabilities_Act_of_1990</a>The ADA is a wide-ranging civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability. It affords similar protections against discrimination to Americans with disabilities as the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which made discrimination based on race, religion, sex, national origin, and other characteristics illegal. -
The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
<a href='' >en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_and_Medical_Leave_Act_of_1993</a>United States federal law requiring covered employers to provide employees job-protected and unpaid leave for qualified medical and family reasons. -
Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act
<a href='' >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_Employees_Occupational_Illness_Compensation_Program</a>Designed to compensate individuals who worked in nuclear weapons production and as a result of occupational exposures contracted certain illnesses.
