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Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 prohibits discrimination against certain individuals with disabilities in job application procedures, hiring, firing, advancement, compensation, job training among other conditions and privileges of employment. If you have questions about this act, contact HRI, a top HR consulting firm.
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The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) protects individuals who are 40 years of age or older from employment discrimination based on age. The ADEA protections apply to both employees and job applicants. The ADEA is administered by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Let one of our top HR consultants help you comply with this act and others employers need to follow.
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Case Law is judge-made law that interprets prior case law, statutes, and other legal authority. It includes courts' interpretations of statutes and also constitutional provisions and administrative rules. Published court opinions include precedents or rules governing future court decisions. Case law is a method of deciding cases based on recorded decisions of similar cases. As a top HR consulting firm, HRI stays current with case law and other issues affecting employers and employees.
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Provisions under FLSA designed to protect the educational opportunities of youth and prohibit their employment in jobs that are detrimental to their health and safety. FLSA restricts the hours that youth under 16 years of age can work and lists hazardous occupations too dangerous for these workers to perform.
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Federal statute enacted to guarantee the constitutional rights of individuals and prevent employment discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, national origin, or age.
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Federal statute that amended the Civil Rights Act of 1964; it strengthened and improved federal civil rights laws by providing for damages in cases of intentional employment discrimination.
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The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986. COBRA provides certain former employees, retirees, spouses, former spouses, and dependent children the right to temporary continuation of coverage on the employer's group plan if their employer employs 20 or more employees on 50% of the business days during the preceding calendar year.
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Common Law refers to law and the corresponding legal system developed through decisions of courts and similar tribunals, rather than through legislative statutes or executive action.
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Refers to the IRS’s 20-question common law test that examines the level of control exercised over a worker by an employer in order to determine whether the individual is an employee or an independent contractor.
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Prohibits employees from being terminated for garnishments for any one indebtedness.
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The amount of money needed to buy the goods and services required to maintain a specific standard of living. The cost of living is closely tied to rates of inflation and deflation. Food, clothing, rent, fuel, lighting, and furnishings as well as expenses for communication, education, recreation, transportation, and medical services are generally included. The Consumer Price Index (CPI), a measurement of the cost of living prepared by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, tracks changes in retail prices of an average “market basket.”
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The federal agency responsible for administering and enforcing the majority of the federal labor laws, including, but not limited to, overtime pay, child labor, wages and hours, workplace health and safety, FMLA, and various other employee rights.
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A work-based intervention program designed to identify and assist employees in resolving personal problems (i.e., marital, financial or emotional problems, family issues, substance/alcohol abuse).
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Forbids most private employers from requiring employees or candidates for employment to submit to a lie detector test. The only time an employer may ask an employee to take a polygraph test is in the conduct of an ongoing investigation into theft, embezzlement, or a similar economic loss; or if the employee had access to property that was lost and the employer has a reasonable suspicion that the employee was involved.
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ERISA sets the requirements for the provision and administration of employee benefit plans. The most common employee benefit plans include health care benefits, profit sharing, and pension plans.
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A portal that allows employees to handle many job-related tasks normally conducted by HR (such as benefits enrollment, updating personal information, and accessing employee personnel information) through the use of a company's intranet or secure Web-based applications. Because HRI is a top HR consulting business, we offer 24/7 access to employee self-service, among our many other convenient features for employers and employees alike.
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An insurance plan that provides employers with protection against claims of discrimination, wrongful termination, sexual harassment, or other employment-related issues made by employees, former employees, or potential employees.
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A set of guidelines that states that an employment relationship may be terminated by the employer or employee at any time and for any or no reason.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is charged with protecting human health and with safeguarding the natural environment.
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The federal agency responsible for publishing guidelines, enforcing EEO laws and investigating complaints of job discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability.
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A federal law prohibiting employers from discriminating between male and female employees in terms of pay when they are performing jobs that are essentially the same or of comparable worth.
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Employees who meet one of the FLSA exemption tests are paid on a fixed salary basis and not entitled to overtime.
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Covers public agencies and businesses engaged in interstate commerce or providing goods and services for commerce. The FLSA provides guidelines on employment status, child labor, minimum wage, overtime pay, and record-keeping requirements. It determines which employees are not covered by the act and which are covered. It also establishes wage and time requirements for minors and sets the minimum wage that must be paid in addition to when overtime must be paid.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is responsible for the safety regulation of most types of foods, dietary supplements, drugs, vaccines, biological medical products, blood products, medical devices, radiation-emitting devices, veterinary products, and cosmetics. The FDA also enforces section 361 of the Public Health Service Act and the associated regulations, including sanitation requirements on interstate travel, as well as specific rules for control of disease on products, ranging from pet turtles to semen donations for assisted-reproductive medicine techniques.
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The Federal Insurance Contributions Act tax is a federal payroll (or employment) tax on both employees and employers to fund Social Security and Medicare—federal programs that provide benefits for retirees, the disabled, and children of deceased workers. Social Security benefits include old-age, survivors, and disability insurance (OASDI); Medicare provides hospital insurance benefits. The amount that one pays in payroll taxes throughout one's working career is directly tied to the Social Security benefits annuity that one receives as a retiree. HRI's top HR consultants can handle your payroll taxes, making sure to file them on time, to avoid paying penalties and fees.
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