Family And Medical Leave Act

Under the Family Medical Leave Act, employees may take leaves of absence to take care of certain issues pertaining to their personal health or the health of their immediate family members. The Family Medical Leave Act protects the employee's rights and entitles him to certain monetary and job-related benefits. more »

"Equal pay for equal work" was not an active part of America's corporate and industrial vocabulary until well past the middle of the 20th century. Although substantive cracks have been made in the "glass ceiling" which now allow and encourage females to advance in professions and responsibilities (including politics) previously... more »

The advent of labor laws and regulations in the workplace is a new phenomenon. Labor laws only became common in the late nineteenth century and grew over the course of the twentieth century. These laws regulate the hours employees work and the pay they must receive to meet minimum regulations. They also provide safety precautions for... more »

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993 was enacted during the administration of President Clinton. The act is a labor-related law that permits an employee to take an unpaid leave of absence from a job, under two types of conditions. First, if an employee becomes ill and is unable to perform his or her job, that individual... more »

Federal-Mandated Labor Laws are designed to protect the rights of workers. They may address such issues as wages, discrimination in the workplace and child labor standards. In the U.S., the majority of federal-mandated labor laws are overseen and enforced by the Department of Labor's Employment Standards Administration (ESA). The ESA... more »