The law provides for two types of safety and health standards. The agency has therefore developed its regulations and standards in those two categories. Normal Standards. If OSHA determines that a specific standard is needed, any of several advisory committees…
Focused solely on pensions, this law requires employers that have underfunded pension plans to pay a higher premium to the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation (PBGC). It also requires employers that terminate pension plans to provide additional funding to those plans.…
It is important to highlight the issue of whistleblowing. Protections against retaliation are embedded in various laws we cover in this chapter; laws with those provisions and protections include the Civil Rights Acts, OSHA, MSHA, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, ADA, and…
This law requires all states to establish and maintain a new hire reporting system designed to enhance enforcement of child support payments. It requires welfare recipients to begin working after 2 years of receiving benefits. States may exempt parents with…
Prior to this legislation, the only employees who were protected against employment discrimination were the ones working for the federal, state, or local government and federal government contractors. They were captured by the Rehabilitation Act. As a matter of fact,…
This act modified the 1964 Civil Rights Act in several ways: • It provided for employees to receive a jury trial if they wanted. Up to this point, judges always heard cases and decided them from the bench. • It…
This legislation requires some employers to maintain a drug-free workplace. Employee compliance must be assured by subject employers. Provisions and Protections This law applies to federal contractors and all organizations receiving grants from the federal government. If you are covered,…
This was the first piece of legislation signed by President Barack Obama after he was inaugurated as the 44th president of the United States. It was passed in reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire…
This law modified (amended) the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It defined pregnancy as protected within the definition of “sex” for the purpose of coverage under the Civil Rights Act. It also specifically said that no employer shall illegally discriminate…
This set of regulations is often overlooked by employers and HR professionals alike. Details can be found in 41 C.F.R. 60-3. For covered employers with 15 or more people on the payroll, this set of requirements is essential in preventing…