Employment Laws and Regulations

Employment Laws and Regulations
Why would people need to know and be aware of employment laws? There are many different employment laws that are of importance in the workforce. The Equal Pay Act helps abolish wage differences based on gender. Another law, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, prohibits discrimination of employment against person for their race, color, gender, national origin, and religion. A third act is the Age Discrimination of Employment Act which was signed in 1967. As said in the name of the law, the ADEA prohibits discrimination of employment against people the age of 40 or older. In 1970, a law was passed to regulate the collection, distribution, and use of consumer information. This law also includes consumer credit information and is known as the Fair Credit Reporting Act. To amend Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act was signed. The law prohibits sex discrimination for a person being pregnant. A final employment law is the Family Medical Leave Act. The law allows employees to take time off for medical and family reasons. Human Resource professionals, Managers, and Employers will benefit from knowing at least these six different employment laws.  
The mindset that men were the head of a household and should therefore earn more money than the women eventually was regarded unfair.   Soon after, minimum wages laws were instated.   And in June of 1963 the Equal Pay Act was established.   The Equal Pay Act of 1963 prohibits discrimination of wages based on sex.   The act affects HR managers and employers.   Any form of pay, for example salary, bonuses, stock options, vacation/holiday pay are affected by the act.   A person who feels their employer has violated the law need not file a complaint with the EEOC, instead they can take the employer to court directly.   However, individuals have only two years (as amended) after the incident to file a claim with the EECO or going to court.   One of the most famous court...