final laws

Requires that mechanics and laborers on public construction projects be paid the "prevailing wage" in an area

Currently, the SEC requires companies that have more than 10 million ub assets and whose securitites are publicly traded and held by more than 500 owners to periodically report information, which is available to public.

Extends prevailing-wages hours of work, overtime premium; prohibits child labor

Equal pay required for men and women doing "substantially similar" work in terms of skills, effort and responsibility and working conditions

prohibits discrimination in all employment practices on basis of race,sex, color, religion, or national origins

Prohibits discrimination by federal contractors and subcontractors in all employment practices ; race, sex, color, religion

Protect employees age 40 and over against age discrimination

Pregnancy must be covered to same extent that other medical conditions are covered

Requires that "essential elements"  of a job be called out. if a person with a disability can perform these essential elements, reasonable accommodation must be provided

Increase border of proof on employers to rebut some discrimination claims. Strong remedies available in cases of international discrimination

Requires employers to provided up to 12 weeks unpaid leave for family and medical emergencies

Income from most stock plans need not be included in calculating overtime pay

Executives cannot retain bonuses or profits from selling company stock if they mislead the public about the financial heath of the company

Value of all employee stock options must be expended at estimates of fair value on financial statements

Adopts enhanced executive compensation disclosure requirements. example, the compensation discussion and analysis in the proxy statment must address the objectives and implementation of executive compensation programs

Employers can be liable for current pay differences that are a result discrimination (under title VII) that occurred many years later

Gives Sec authority to grant shareholders proxy access to nominate directors

Standards for listing a company on an exchange will require that compensation committees include only independent directors

Requires public companies to set policies to allow executives compensation to be taken back if it was based on inaccurate financial statments that didnt comply with accounting standards

Direct sec to develop additional disclosure rules