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  • Social security act

    Set up a social insurance program founded by contributions from both employers and employees.

  • Fair labor standards act

    The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (abbreviated as FLSA; also referred to as the Wages and Hours Bill) is a federal statute of the United States. The FLSA introduced a maximum 44-hour seven-day workweek, established a national minimum wage, guaranteed time-and-a-half for overtime in certain jobs, and prohibited most employment of minors in oppressive child labor, a term that is defined in the statute.

  • Equal pay act

    The Equal Pay Act of 1963 is a United States federal law amending the Fair Labor Standards Act, aimed at abolishing wage disparity based on sex (see Gender pay gap). It was signed into law on June 10, 1963 by John F. Kennedy as part of his New Frontier Program.

  • Employment retirement income security act

    The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) (, codified in part at ) is a federal law which 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.

  • Federal privicy act

    The Privacy Act of 1974 , a United States federal law, establishes a Code of Fair Information Practice that governs the collection, maintenance, use, and dissemination of personally identifiable information about individuals that is maintained in systems of records by federal agencies.

  • Drug-Free workplace act

    The Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 (“Act”) is a U.S. federal legislation that tries to reduce drug use within organizations that have contracts with the federal government. The Workplace Act directly affects federal contractors as well as organizations that receive grants from the federal government. The Act requires organizations and companies to agree to run a drug-free workplace before entering into a contract or grant program with the U.S. government.

  • Employee polygraph protection act

    The Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 (EPPA) in a United States federal law that generally prevents employers from using polygraph (lie detector) tests, either for pre-employment screening or during the course of employment, with certain exemptions.

  • Family and Medical Leave act

    The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) is a United States federal law requiring covered employers to provide employees job-protected and unpaid leave for qualified medical and family reasons.