Business Law

Business Law

Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993

This act provides employees with job security while taking care of medical issues. Employees are required to notify the employer 30 days before going on FMLA leave if they say "foreseeable circumstances." Examples include the adoption of a child, placement of the child, pregnancy, and care for a family member, or a medical procedure to come.

The Fair Labor Standards Act

This act is basically a law, but many States have labor provisions that are similar to the FLSA. In Kansas, as the FLSA cover labor laws wage payment and the minimum wage, overtime, and the terms and conditions of employment. The laws require the employer to certain standards of decency and fairness in the workplace, with various themes provide up to the employer.

Civil Rights Act of 1964

This act was introduced on (several U.S. laws bear this name) the 2nd of July 1964 , signed by the President of the United States , Lyndon Baines Johnson, believes that discrimination on the basis of nationality, religion, ethnics background or race is strictly illegal and condemnable. This law was first introduced to safe guard the rights of African Americans. Following an amendment tabled by Howard W. Smith, protection was extended to all men and women. This law helped to reform American society insofar as it prohibited discrimination in public buildings, administration and employment.

Equal Pay Act of 1963

According to the Equal Pay Act (EPA) of 1963, both women and men should receive equal pays when working on similar tasks in same work place. It is not necessary for the tasks to be exactly identical but only the amount of efforts it requires should be same. Therefore, it is not the title of the work that tells the efforts it requires but the worker him/herself. All forms of payment are considered in the Equal Pay Act, which includes salary, overtime, bonuses, life insurance, vacation and ...