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Social Security Act
- social welfare legislative act which created the Social Security system in the United States. -FDR -It is important because it gives us social security. Without it there would be no social security.
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Fair Labor Standards Act
- establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards affecting employees in the private sector and in Federal, State, and local governments. -workers have a minimum wage of not less than $7.25 per hour. -Senator Hugo Black -Gives people the salary and work standards they deserve and without it people could have unreasonable pay and work standards.
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Clean Air Act
-designed to control air pollution on a national level.
-EPA
-It is important because it keeps the air clean. Without it, the air would be polluted and unhealthy. -
Equal Pay Act
-amending the Fair Labor Standards Act, aimed at getting rid of wage disparity based on sex
-John F. Kennedy
-It further gets rid of sex discriminatoio in the work place and without it some people would not have an equal salary. -
Endangered Species Act
-enacting legislation to carry out the provisions outlined in The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
-FWS & NOAA
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Employment Requirement Income Security Act
- federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established pension and health plans in private industry to provide protection for individuals in these plans. -Gerald Ford -It is important because without the benefits in these plans some peoplemwould not be able to afford certain things,
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Federal Privacy Act
-establishes a code of fair information practices that governs the collection, maintenance, use, and dissemination of information about individuals that is maintained in systems of records by federal agencies.
-Congress
It is important because it protects peoples privacy. Without it many people's information would not be private. -
Resource Recovery and Conservation Act
-Governs disposal of solid waste and hazardous waste
-EPA
-It is important because without it hazardous waste would not be disposed of the right way. -
Clean Water Act
-restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation's waters by preventing point and nonpoint pollution sources, providing assistance to publicly owned treatment works for the improvement of wastewater treatment, and maintaining the integrity of wetlands.
-EPA
-It is important because it keeps the water clean. Wthout it, there wuld be dirty water. -
Drug-Free Workplace Act
- requires some Federal contractors and all Federal grantees to agree that they will provide drug-free workplaces as a precondition of receiving a contract or grant from a Federal agency. -N/A -It is important because it prohibits drugs in the workplace. Wihtout it, there would most likely be more peple involved in drugs.
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Employment Polygraph Protection Act
- prevents employers from using polygraph (lie detector) tests, either for pre-employment screening or during the course of employment, with certain exemptions. -N/A -It is important because it gives employees privacy and protects them from unreasonable testing. Without it some employees might be fired for unreasonable purposes.
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Family and Medical Leave Act
- requiring covered employers to provide employees job-protected and unpaid leave for qualified medical and family reasons. -Bill Clinton -It is important because it gives people time off when they need it with pay. Without it, there would be conflicts in the work place and people would not get paid for leaving.
