Wage

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Wage Hour Legislation

• Davis-Bacon Act (1931) construction
  contractors/subcontractors paid prevailing area
  wages if working on federal contracts gt2,000
• National Labor Relations Act (1935) employees
  have right to join union and collectively bargain
  over wages, hours, and conditions of work

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Wage Hour - continued

• Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act (1936) -
  requires federal government to pay prevailing
  wage rates and time-and-half for work exceeding 8
  hours/day and 40 hours/week on contracts gt
  10,000
• Fair Labor Standards Act (1938) sets minimum
  wage overtime provisions and regulates working
  hours for lt 18 years

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Employer Pension and Welfare (Benefits)
Legislation

• Workers Compensation (1911) covers workers
  hurt in job-related accidents no-fault coverage
• Social Security Act (1935) established
  retirement for older workers survivors
  benefits disability and Medicare also
  established Unemployment Fund Insurance for
  covered employees

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Employer Pension - continued

• Employee Retirement Income Security Act ERISA
  (1974) set up to protect pension plans from
  company failures established Pension Benefits
  Guaranty Corporation to cover employers also
  established vesting rights, vesting schedules,
  and transferability
• Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification Act
  (1988) requires employers to provide 60-day
  notice of plant closings/layoffs

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Employer Pension - continued

• Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act
  (1996) covers the portability of employee
  health insurance when changing jobs

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Tax Treatment Legislation

• Internal Revenue Code (1954) established
  current tax laws covering treatment of certain
  wages and benefits
• Self-Employment Individual Tax Retirement Act
  (1962) plan to let self-employed contribute to
  retirement plan
• Tax Reform Act (1976) redefined legal,
  tax-exempt benefits received by employees

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Antidiscrimination Legislation

• Equal Pay Act (1963) requires equal pay for men
  and women in jobs requiring same skill, effort,
  responsibility, and working conditions
• Exclusions
• Seniority
• Merit
• Quantity/Quality
• Any other factor other than gender

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Antidiscrimination - continued

• Civil Rights Act Title VII (1964) prohibits
  employment decisions based on race, color,
  religion, gender, or national origin
• Age Discrimination Act (1967) prohibits
  discrimination based on age (40 older)
• Pregnancy Discrimination Act (1978) prohibits
  discrimination based on pregnancy

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Antidiscrimination-Continued

• Americans with Disabilities Act (1990)
  prohibits discrimination of disabled
• Defines disability
• Essential functions
• Reasonable accommodation

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Antidiscrimination - Continued

• Civil Rights Act Amendment (1991)
• Jury trials
• Burden of proof to employer
• Punitive damages
• Disparate Impact
• Affirmative Action