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Non-Agricultural Child Labor Restrictions under

The Fair Labor Standards Act

The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) guarantees many workers a minimum wage and premium pay for hours worked in excess of 40 hours each week. It also regulates the...

Labor Unions

The Taft-Hartley Act was passed in 1947 to amend the National Labor Relations Act. Known also as the Labor-Management Relations Act, the Taft-Hartley Act's main purpose was the imposition of certain restrictions on the activities of labor...

Employee Benefit Plans

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is a federal law that governs how employee benefit plans for most private employers must be administered. Although the name of the statute suggests that it applies to pensions, it...

Affirmative Action for Veterans by Federal Contractors

Targeted Veterans

Contractors or subcontractors who hold a contract with the federal government worth $25,000 or more are subject to the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974....

Constructive Discharge

Although in most states, at-will employees--those who work without an employment contract or collective bargaining agreement--can be fired by an employer for the slightest reason or in fact no reason at all, there are certain circumstances under...