Employment Related: US Laws, Regulations and Supreme Court Cases Flashcards
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Compensation - ERISA
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- Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
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Compensation - FLSA
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- Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
- Also known as the wage-hour bill, Wagner-Connery Wages and Hours Act
- Equal Pay Act of 1963 (amending FLSA)
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Compensation - Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
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- SC case: Leddbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (2007)
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Employee Relations - LMRA
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- Labor Management relations Act of 1947
- Also known as the Taft-Hartley Act
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Employee Relations - NLRA
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- National Labor Relations Act of 1935
- Also known as the Wagner Act
- SC cases: NLRB v. Weingarten (1975) & Lechmere, Inc. v. NLRB (1992)
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Equal Employment Opportunity - ADEA
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- Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
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Equal Employment Opportunity - ADA
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- Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
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Equal Employment Opportunity - ADA Amendments
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- ADA Amendments Act of 2008
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Equal Employment Opportunity - Civil Rights Act
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- Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 (Amending Civil Rights Act)
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Equal Employment Opportunity - Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures
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- Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Process (1978)
- SC cases: Griggs v. Duke Power Co. (1971) and Phillips v. Martin Marietta Corp. (1971)
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Health & Safety - OSHA
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- Occupational Health & Safety Act of 1970
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Leave of Absence & Healthcare - FMLA
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- Family Medical Leave Act of 1993
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Leave of Absence & Healthcare - ACA
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- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
- Also known as PPACA, ACA and Obamacare
SC cases: National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius
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Privacy - EPPA
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- Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988
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Privacy - GINA
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- Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008
