What are employee laws? Any related major issues and topics?
Summary:
There are a variety of federal laws, executive orders, etc., regarding the selection and treatment of individuals in the workplace.
Answer:
Free Management Library provides overviews of key employee laws, and
related
major topics and issues, including:
- major topics and issues
- - Affirmative Action
- - age discrimination
- - disabled workers
- - discrimination (general)
- - drugs in the workplace
- - Equal Employment Opportunity
- - HIV/AIDS in the workplace
- - preventing violence in workplace
- - privacy rights
- - racial discrimination
- - religious protection
- - safety in the workplace
- - sexual harassment
- - sexual orientation discrimination
- major employee laws
- - American with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- - Child Labor Laws
- - Civil Rights Act of 1964
- - Comp. Omnibus Reconcil. Act (COBRA)
- - Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)
- - Emp. Retirement Income Security (ERISA)
- - Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
- - Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- - Fed'l Employee Compensation Act (FECA)
- - Health Ins. Portability & Acct. Act (HIPAA)
- - Occup'l Safety and Health Admin. (OSHA)
- - Unemployment Compensation
- - Uniformed Services Emp. Rights (USERRA)
Go to http://www.mapnp.org/library/legal/emp_law/emp_law.htm
Posted 1/20/00 -- CM
