Employment Law

Question 1

Purpose of Employment Legislation

Answer 1

To protect workers’ health and safety, provide workers with a minimum level of economic support, and - overall - foster a workplace free from both discrimination and disruptive labor/management “wars.”

Question 2

Workers’ Compensation Statutes

Answer 2

Mandates that employees relinquish the right to sue their employers for accidental death, injury, disease, or illness arising out of or during the course of their employment

Question 3

Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) of 1970

Answer 3

This act applies to all employers engaged in businesses affecting interstate commerce, states that workplaces are to be “free from recognized hazards” which could cause death or serious injury

The act establishes a federal agency, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration