2. Welcome
Objectives
1. Working understanding of laws
2. Understanding of how to protect our organization
Laws to be covered
Civil Rights Act/Title VII, ADEA, ADA, EPA, FLSA, FMLA, NLRA/THA, OSHA and the
WARN act.
3. The Civil Rights Act/Title VII
Outlaws discrimination based off of sex, color, national origin, race or religion
Hiring, firing, disciplinary, promotion and compensation benefits decisions cannot
be based off of those characteristics
Those decisions MUST be based off of quality of work, seniority and merit.
4. Age Discrimination in Employment Act
Outlaws discrimination of people over forty
Focused on age discrimination in layoffs
You cannot base layoff decisions on age
All layoff decisions MUST be made off of quality of work, seniority and merit
5. Americans With Disabilities Act
Prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in the area of employment as
well as transportation, public accommodations, state and local programs and
communications.
Disability is defined as a physical or mental condition that causes substantial
limitations on one or more life events
Employee can request a reasonable accommodation and we MUST take affirmative
steps to make the accommodation work
Reasonable accommodation can only be denied if it causes undue harm, a safety issue
or interferes with essential job duties
Hiring, firing, discipline, promotion or compensation cannot be made based on
disability status
Again, all of those decisions can only be made off of quality of work, seniority and
merit
6. The Equal Pay Act
Outlaws sex based discrimination in compensation
Requires equal pay for equal work
Equal work means equal skill level, responsibilities, effort and working conditions
Compensation CANNOT be based off of sex
Compensation MUST be based off merit, seniority or quality of work
7. The Fair Labor Standards Act
Federal minimum wage is $7.25/hour
Overtime must be paid when non-salaried employees work more than forty hours
in a seven day period
Overtime is not required to be paid for hours worked on holidays, weekends or
normal days of rest
No federal limit on hours that can be worked for workers over 16
Requires accurate record keeping of all employee time and pay
Requires signage to be displayed in the workplace
We must follow ALL of these requirements
8. Family Medical Leave Act
Allows employees to take up to 12 weeks of leave for a qualifying condition in a
12 month period
Leave is unpaid and the employees job must be protected during the leave
In order to qualify employees must have worked for the company for at least 12
months and have worked 1250 hours in the last year
Leave can be for serious illness of self or other, family expansion or military
deployment
9. National Labor Relations Act/Taft-Hartley
Act
Establishes workers rights to organize unions and collective bargaining
Outlaws retaliation against employees for doing so
Does not apply to salaried workers, independent contractors, agricultural workers,
those employed by family or a spouse, domestic service workers, workers covered
by the Railway Labor Act and government employees
Unfair labor practices for employers
Taft-Hartley act focuses on unions and sets unfair labor practices for them
10. Occupational Safety and Health Act
Created health and safety standards for all businesses engaging in interstate
commerce
Established organization to uphold these standards
Employers have a general duty to provide a workplace free from recognized
hazards that can cause death or injury
Deaths must be reported to OSHA within 8 hours
Injuries must be reported within 24 hours
Safety training is required for all workers
OSHA signage is mandatory to post in the workplace
11. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining
Notification Act
Requires workers are given 60 days notice before a plant closing or mass layoff
Company must have at least 100 workers with certain exceptions
Applies to private for profit and non profit organizations
Covers hourly, salaried and managerial roles
Does NOT apply to business partners
12. Conclusion
Thank you for participating in this training
If you have any further questions please reach out to me