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The Civil Rights Act of 1868
Prohibits racial discrimination in employment. -
The National Labor Relations
The law encourages employees to organize and engage in collective bargaining. It also prohibits discrimination. -
The Equal Pay Act of 1963
Men and women working the same job get the same pay. -
The Employment Retirement Security Act of 1970
Prohibits discrimination against employees for
invoking their rights concerning certain benefit plans. -
The Fair Credit Reporting Act
Regulates the use of credit checks for employment purposes. It allows credit checks for postitions involving financial responsibility. -
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Prohibits employer with 15 or more employess from individual discrimination such as race, color, or sex. -
Fair Labor Standards Act
The minimum standard of living for the well being of workers. The lowest pay you can recieve per hour is minimum wage. -
The Michigan Handicapper's Civil Rights Act (HCRA)
Employers cannot discriminate against disabilities who is qualified to perform the job. -
The Family and Medical Leave Act (1993)
Requires that employers must provide an employee with up to 12 weeks of unpaid under certain circumstances. These can be situations such as birth or illness. -
The Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA, 1996)
HIPAA creates new standards for medical privacy, portability, disclosure, medical savings accounts, and COBRA. -
The Personal Responsibilityand Work Opportunity Act of 1996 (Welfare Reform)
Requires organization to report certain information for new hired employees. The requirements are the name of employee, address, and social security number within 20 days of hire date. -
Consumer Credit Protection Act
State guidelines regulate and limit wages subject to garnishments. -
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
Forbids employment discrimination against employees who are over the age of forty. -
The Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988
Empoyers/employees must be drug free. Federal laws may require random drug testing. -
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
Prohibits discrimination based on citizenship and national origin.
