Employment Law Guide

Preface

Overview

Wages and Hours Worked

• Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay – Fair Labor Standards Act
• Wage Garnishment – Consumer Credit Protection Act
• Worker Protections in Agriculture – Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act
• Child Labor Protections (Nonagricultural Work) – Fair Labor Standards Act – Child Labor Provisions
• Child Labor Protections (Agricultural Work) – Fair Labor Standards Act – Child Labor Provisions
• Workers with Disabilities for the Work Being Performed – Fair Labor Standards Act – Section 14(c)

Safety and Health Standards

• Occupational Safety and Health – Occupational Safety and Health Act
• Mine Safety and Health – Mine Safety and Health Act
• Worker Protections in Agriculture – Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act
• Child Labor Protections (Nonagricultural Work) – Fair Labor Standards Act – Child Labor Provisions
• Child Labor Protections (Agricultural Work) – Fair Labor Standards Act – Child Labor Provisions

Health Benefits, Retirement Standards, and Workers’ Compensation

• Employee Benefit Plans – Employee Retirement Income Security Act
• Black Lung Compensation – Black Lung Benefits Act
• Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation – Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act
• Defense Base Compensation – Defense Base Act
• Family and Medical Leave – Family and Medical Leave Act

Other Workplace Standards

• Lie Detector Tests – Employee Polygraph Protection Act
• Whistleblower and Retaliation Protections – Occupational Safety and Health Act, Surface Transportation Assistance Act     and Other Statutes
• Notices for Plant Closings and Mass Layoffs – Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
• Union Officer Elections and Financial Controls – Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act
• Reemployment and Nondiscrimination Rights for Uniformed Services Members – Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act

Work Authorization for non-U.S. citizens

• General Information on Immigration, Including I-9 Forms – Immigration and Nationality Act
• Temporary Agricultural Workers (H-2A Visas) – Immigration and Nationality Act – H-2A
• Temporary Non-Agricultural Workers (H-2B Visas) – Immigration and Nationality Act – H-2B
• Workers in Professional and Specialty Occupations (H-1B, H-1B1, and E-3 Visas) – Immigration and Nationality Act – H-1B, H-1B1, E-3
• Workers Seeking Permanent Employment in the United States – Immigration and Nationality Act
• Crewmembers (D-1 Visas) – Immigration and Nationality Act – D-1
• Registered Nurses (H-1C Visas) – Immigration and Nationality Act – H1-C

Federal Contracts:  Working Conditions

• Wages in Supply & Equipment Contracts – Walsh-Healy Public Contracts Act
• Prevailing Wages in Service Contracts – McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act
• Prevailing Wages in Construction Contracts – Davis-Bacon and Related Acts
• Hours and Safety Standards in Construction Contracts – Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act
• Prohibition Against “Kickbacks” in Federally Funded – Copeland “Anti-Kickback” Act

Federal Contracts:  Equal Opportunity in Employment

• Employment Nondiscrimination and Equal Opportunity in Supply & Service Contracts – Executive Order 11246 – Supply and Service
• Employment Nondiscrimination and Equal Opportunity in Construction Contracts – Executive Order 11246 – Construction Contracts
• Employment Nondiscrimination and Equal Opportunity for Qualified Individuals with Disabilities – The Rehabilitation Act of 1973
• Employment Nondiscrimination and Equal Opportunity for Covered Veterans – The Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act

Agriculture

• Worker Protections in Agriculture – Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act
• Child Labor Protections (Agricultural Work) – Fair Labor Standards Act – Child Labor Provisions
• Temporary Agricultural Workers (H-2A Visas) – Immigration and Nationality Act – H-2A

Mining

• Mine Safety and Health – Mine Safety and Health Act
• Black Lung Compensation – Black Lung Benefits Act

Construction

• Prevailing Wages in Construction Contracts – Davis-Bacon and Related Acts
• Hours and Safety Standards in Construction Contracts – Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act
• Prohibition Against “Kickbacks” in Federally Funded Construction – Copeland “Anti-Kickback” Act
• Employment Non-Discrimination and Equal Opportunity in Construction Contracts – Executive Order 11246 –

Source: http://www.dol.gov/compliance/guide/index.htm