| Taft-Hartley National Emergency Injunctions |
| BackgroundMore... |
| 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... |
| Damages under the Family and Medical Leave Act |
| Medical Leave Act of 1993)More... |
| The Equal Pay Act and "Equal Work" |
| Background of the Equal Pay Act of 1963More... |
| The Office of Labor Management Standards |
| In 1959, Congress passed the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) to make sure that labor unions met certain fiscal responsibility standards and to guarantee that unions would incorporate democratic principles into their governing structures. Congress created the Bureau of Labor-Management Reports, which in 1963 became the Labor-Management Services Administration, to administer the LMRDA. In 1984, the Labor-Management Services Administration became known as the Office of Labor Management Standards (OLMS). More... |
