Acts of Law and Ethics

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Prohibits discrimination, or unfair treatment based on race, color, religioin, gender, or national origin

Civil Rights Act of 1991

Permits court to award both compensatory damages and punitive damages

Rehabilitation Act of 1973

Prohibits discrimination based on disability in institutions that receive federal financial assistance

National Labor Relations Act of 1935

Gives employees right to form and join unions, to bargain collectively, and strike for better benefits and working conditions.

National Labor Relations Act of 1935

Established rights for both employees and employers, and defines some prohibitive acts by employers, called unfair labor practices

Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970

Employer required by law to provide safe and healthy work enviorment

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act of 1988

Requires regulations of all clinical laboratories that test human specimens

Health Maintenance Organization Act of 1973

Requires company with 25 or more employees to provide HMO alternative to regular group insurance if HMO is available in area

Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation of 1985

Company with 25 or more employees must provide extended health care insurance to terminated employees for as long as 18 months

Social Security Act of 1935

Lair groundwork for unemployment compensation, amount at retirement based on average wages during working life

Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938

Established minimum wage, requires pay for overtime, sets maximum hours employees can work.

Unemployment Compensation

Covers employees unable to work through no fault of their own ; provides temporary weekly payment for unemployed workers

Federal Insurance Contribution Act of 1935

Employers requires to contribute to social security plans for employees

Workers Compensation Act

protects workers and families from financial problems resulting from employment-related injury, disease, or death

Employees Retirement Income Security Act of 1974

Guarantees vesting (certain point in time when employee has right to receive benefits from retirement plan)

Family and Medical Leave Act of 1994

Allows mother and father to take leave of absence of up to 12 weeks in 12-month period when a baby is born

Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act of 1986

Forbids patient “dumping” from one hospital to another if patients is unable to pay

Fair Credit Reporting Act of 1971

Establishes guidelines for use of individual’s credit information

Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1975

Prohibits businesses from granting credit based on race or gender

Truth in Lending Act of 1969

Requires full written disclosure about interest rates or finance charges concerning payment of any fee that will be collected in more than four installments

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act of 1978

Prohibits unfair collection practices by creditors

Federal Wage Garnishment Law of 1970

Court order requires employer to pay a portion of emplyee’s paycheck directly to one of employee’s creditors until debt is resolved