Week1: Chapter3 Flashcards
Laws
Norris-LaGuardia Act 1932
encouraged UNION formation
NLRA - 1935- National Labor Relations Act, aka?
Wagner Act, must negotiate with UNIONS
Social Security Act 1935
est social insurance
Fair Labor Standards Act 1938
minimum wage established
Labor Management Relations act 1947
aka Taft-Hartly, Amended Wagner, 80-day cooling off
Taft-Hartly
Amended Wagner, aka Labor Mgmt Relations act, 80 day cooling off
Labor-Mgmt Reporting and Disclosure Act 1959
Reporting and disclosure requirements
Equal Pay Act 1963
equal pay
Civil Rights Act- title? created what commission?
1964, Title VII, created Eq Emp Opp Commission EEOC
Age Discrimination in Employment Act 1967
can’t dis. over age 40
OSHA 1970
workplace safety, NIOSH
Health Maintenance Org Act 1973
eliminated barriers to HMO formation
Rehabilitation Act
prohibited discrim. in hiring handicapped
Empl. Retirement Inc Security 1974
Empl. retirement plan requirements established.
Taft-Hartley Amendments 1975
extended to non-profits
Imigration Reform and Control Act
prohibits employers from hiring persons in US illegally
Pension Protection Act 1987
req adequate funding pension plans
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
emp. must provide advance notice of layoffs
Americans with Disabilities Act 1990
prohibits discrim. of people w/disabilities, req emp. to make reasonable accomodations
Older Workers Benefit Protection Act 1990
allowed employers to reduce retirement benefits when additional costs were incurred to modify working env. for affected employees
Civil Rights act
allowed employees to receive punitive compensation for persons that had been discriminated
FMLA 1993
unpaid leave, job protection
Retirement Protection Act
inc premiums for gov-provided pension insurance
Small Business Job Protection Act
simplified pension administration requirements
HIPAA
simplified renewal and extension of health ins. coverage for people changing employers, also security
National Labor Relations (Wagner)
Labor Mgmt Relations (Taft-Hartley)
NLRA/Wagner- negotiation w/unions
LMRA/TaftHartley- 80day cooling off
Pension-related acts? (3)
- Pension Protection Act- req adequate funding of pensions
- Retirement Protection Act- increased premiums for gov-provided pension insurance
- Small Business Protection Act- simplified pension administration requirements
Which acts dealt with unions?
Wagner & Taft-Hartley & Norris-LaGuardia
Landrum-Griffin Act
reporting and disclosure (Labor Mgmnt Reporting and Disclosure)
COBRA stands for?
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
What was ERISA
Employment Retirement Income Security Act 1974. Est regulations about pension/retirement fund management, fiduciary responsibility, protections for healthcare too