HR Related Legislation

Prohibits unequal pay for males and females with equal skills, effort, and responsibility under similar working conditions; no employers are exempt

Prohibits discrimination or segregation on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, or national origin; establishes the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; covers employer with 15 or more employees, employment agencies and labor unions.

Prohibits discrimination and requires federal contractors and subcontractors to take positive, results-oriented steps to eliminate employment barriers to women and minorities.

Prohibits businesses in interstate commerce from contracting, combining, or conspiring to restrain trade; prohibits attempting to monopolize the market in a particular area of
business.

Exempts unions from the Shennan Anti-Trust Act; limits the use of injunctions to stop a strike.

Provides for the right to organize and for majority choice of representatives; covers railroad and airline employees.

Requires payment of specified wage rates and employee benefits on federal govemment contracts for public works construction in excess of $2,000.

Prohibits “yellow-dog" contracts; prohibits injunctions for nonviolent activity of
unions (strikes, picketing, and boycotts).

Guarantees employees the right to join unions and bargain collectively; was declared
unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1935; replaced by the National Labor
Relations Act.

Prohibits contractors from inducing anyone in the construction or-repair of public works to give up any portion of the compensation to which they are otherwise entitled.

Extends the “disclosure” doctrine of investor protection to securities listed and
registered for public trading on our national securities exchanges.

Provides for the right to organize and for collective bargaining; requires employers to
bargain; unions must represent all members equally; covers nonmanagerial
employees in private industry (not already covered by the Railway Labor Act).

Provides income and health care to retired employees and income to survivors of employees who have died; covers virtually all employers.

Guarantees prevailing wages to employees of govemment contractors with contracts of $10,000 or more.

Establishes a minimum wage; sets standards for FLSA exemptions; addresses basic overtime pay provisions; controls working hours for children; establishes record-keeping
provisions.

Created federal protection for trademarks and service marks.

Extends prevailing wage rates and benefit requirements to employers providing services under federal government contracts in excess of $2,500.

Prohibits discrimination against persons age 40 and over; identifies compulsory retirement for some workers; covers employers with more than 20 employees.

Limits the amount of wages that can be garnished or withheld in any one week by an employer to satisfy creditors.

Established first national policy for safety and health; delivers standards that employers must meet to guarantee the health and safety of their employees.

Amends Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964; increases enforcement powers of EEOC; adds employees of state and local government and educational institutions.

Prohibits discrimination against persons with physical and/mental disabilities and provides for affirmative action; covers government contractors and federal agencies.

Amends the FLSA; defines 'hours worked' and describes general rules for time worked.

Prohibits unfair labor practices of unions; outlaws closed shop; prohibits strikes in national emergencies; requires both parties to bargain in good faith; covers nonmanagerial employees in private industry (not covered by the Railway Labor Act).