| Employing Disabled Workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act |
| The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires most employers to pay most non-exempt workers a minimum wage of $5.15 per hour. To encourage employers to hire workers whose productive capacity is reduced because of a physical or mental disability, § 14(c) of the FLSA allows employers to pay certain disabled employees a wage that is lower than the minimum wage. More... |
| Union Member Rights Under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act |
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| Retaliation Against Employees for Exercising Rights under National Labor Relations Act |
| The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (NLRA) guarantees certain rights to employees. Under the NLRA, these protected activities, as they are called, include:More... |
| Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 |
| In 1988, Congress passed the Employee Polygraph Protection Act to prevent employers from subjecting applicants and employees to lie detector or polygraph tests. Under the Act, the term "lie detector" includes a:More... |
| Breastfeeding in the Workplace |
| It is now generally recognized that breastfeeding should be encouraged and that babies who are breastfed receive numerous health and other benefits. The American Academy of Pediatrics, for example, recommends that women breastfeed their babies exclusively through the age of six months. Consequently, state legislatures have responded by passing laws to promote the public policy interests advanced by breastfeeding. Many states, for example, now have laws specifically stating that breastfeeding in public is not lewd behavior and that women have the right to breastfeed their children nearly any place they have a right to be.More... |
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