Labor and Employment Law: Federal Laws

42 U.S.C. § 1981. The Equal Rights Act guarantees to all people the full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings for the security of persons and property.

42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e-2000e-17. Title VII generally covers employers with at least 15 employees, prohibiting discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, and sex (including gender and pregnancy).

29 U.S.C. § 206(d). The Equal Pay Act prohibits wage discrimination based on sex.

42 U.S.C. §§ 12101-12213. The ADA covers employers with at least 15 employees, prohibiting employment discrimination against qualified persons having a disability. It requires reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634. The ADEA covers employers with at least 20 employees, and prohibits discrimination in employment of individuals age 40 or older, unless the employer shows a position requires a bona fide occupational qualification.

38 U.S.C. §§ 4301-4335. USERRA governs the rights of employees returning to work after serving in the armed forces, and prohibits discrimination based on military service.

Compliance Assistance - Wages and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

A brief description of many of the more than 180 federal labor statutes, including those most commonly applicable to businesses, job seekers, workers, retirees, contractors and grantees..

Information from the official website of the United States Government.

This website from the U.S. Department of Labor provides links to information ono Davis-Bacon Act and Related Acts governing Prevailing wages rules in public construction contracts and their relation to state, local, and other federal laws.

The Occupational Safety and Health Act regulates health and safety in workplaces, requiring employers to record work-related injuries or iillnesses and ensuring that work environments are free of health hazards.

29 U.S.C. secs. 2601-2654. The FMLA covers employers having at least fifty employees. It requires the employer to provide up to twelve weeks unpaid projected leave within a twelve-month period for qualifying reasons, such as birth and care of an employee's child, adoption, a serious health condition of an immediate family member, or the employee's own serious health condition.

29 USCA § 1001. ERISA requires fiduciaries of employee benefit plans to disclose and report financial and other relevant information to plan participants and their beneficiaries, and establishes fiduciary standards of conduct,

29 U.S.C. §§ 202-329. FLSA sets wage and hour standards for most public and private employers, and mandates a minimum wage, overtime pay, rules for tipped employees, employer records, and equal pay.

29 U.S.C. §§ 151-169. The NLRA covers employers, regardless of the number of their employees, setting forth the rights of employees and employers, prohibiting labor and management practices found harmful to public welfare, and encouraging collecting bargaining. It excludes agricultural laborers, domestic servants, independent contractors, and certain other employees.

40 U.S.C. § 3141; 29 CFR Parts 1, 3, 5, 6 and 7). The Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) require that contractors and subcontractors performing on covered (public) contracts pay laborers and mechanics employed on the project jobsite not less than the prevailing wage rates (including fringe benefits) listed in the contract’s Davis-Bacon wage determination for corresponding classes of laborers and mechanics.