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Social Security Act
Who? n/a What did the act say? was a social welfare legislative act which created the Social Security system in the United States. Although the program has been altered since its signing, the original purpose was to provide federal assistance to those unable to work. -
Fair Labor Standards Act
When? 1938. Who? Senator Hugo Black. What did the act say? The FLSA introduced the forty-hour work week, 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. What is the importance? To make sure people don't get overworked. -
Equal Pay Act
Who? Winifred C. Stanley. What did the act say? amending the Fair Labor Standards Act, aimed at abolishing wage disparity based on sex. What is the importance? To make sure everyone gets equal pay. -
Clean Air Act
a United States federal law designed to control air pollution on a national level.[1] It is one of the United States' first and most influential modern environmental laws, and one of the most comprehensive air quality laws in the world. -
Clean Water Act
the modern Clean Water Act established a national commitment to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation's waters. -
Endangered Species Act
one of the few dozens of United States environmental laws passed in the 1970s, and serves as the enacting legislation to carry out the provisions outlined in The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora -
Employment Retirement Income Security Act
Who? What did the act say? An Act to provide for pension reform. What is the importance? provides for extensive rules on the federal income tax effects of transactions associated with employee benefit plans. -
Federal Privacy Act
Who? n/aWhat did the act say? 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. What is the importance? An Act to amend title 5, United States Code, by adding a section 552a, to safeguard individual privacy from the misuse of Federal records, to provide that individuals be granted access to records concerning them -
Resource Recovery and Conservation Act
commonly referred to as RCRA— is the United States' primary law governing the disposal of solid waste and hazardous waste. Congress passed RCRA on October 21, 1976 to address the increasing problems the nation faced from our growing volume of municipal and industrial waste. -
Drug Free Workplace Act
Who? n/a What did the act say? 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. -
Employee Polygraph Protection Act
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 Medical Leave Act
Who? What did the act say?requiring covered employers to provide employees job-protected and unpaid leave for qualified medical and family reasons. What is the importance? An Act To grant family and temporary medical leave under certain circumstances.