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Creates the right to a minimum wage, and "time-and-a-half" overtime pay when people work over forty hours a week.
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Prohibits employers from partaking in wage discrimination between men and women based on sex.
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This law prohibits employers from discriminating against individuals on the basis of color, race, sex, religion, national origin.
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Prohibits employers from discriminating against individuals aged 40 or older in wages, hiring, promotions, layoffs, benefits, terminations, and other terms or conditions when it comes to employment.
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Governs occupational safety and health in the workplace
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Prohibits local governments, state governments, labor unions, employment agencies, and private employers from discriminating against individuals with disabilities who are qualified during hiring, job application procedures, advancement, firing, job training, compensation, and other privileges, terms, and conditions of employment.
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This act grants employees who have worked a minimum of 1,250 hours in the past year to take a job-protected and unpaid leave for family and medical reasons.
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It also broadens Medicare coverage and Medicaid eligibility. This act establishes exchanges for health insurance.