Timeline #1

  • Fair Labor Standards Act

    Introduces 44-hour workweek, minimum wage, orvertime pay, and prohibits oppressive child labor.
  • Equal Pay Act

    Made it so all genders and ages get paid for equal work.
  • Occupational Safety and Health Act

    It governs occupational health and safety in the private sector and federal government.
  • Pregnancy Desrimination Act

    Act to prohibit discrimination based on pregnancy.
  • Americans with Disabilities Act

    It ended discrimination against people who had disabilities.
  • Family Medical Leave Act

    Act requiring covered employees to be provided unpaid leave for qualified medical and family reasons.
  • Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009

    An amendment to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It says that now, each new paycheck affected by the discrimatory action resets the 180-day statute of limitations for filing and equal-pay lawsuit.