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The Fair Labor Standards Act

By | Published June 14, 2012 | Posted in Labor Law | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) sets standards for minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment.  Passed in 1938, it was enacted to establish fair labor standards for workers across the United States.  President Franklin D. Roosevelt passed the FLSA on June 25, 1938. It was a landmark law—banning child labor and setting a Read More

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EEOC Receives Record Number of Job Discrimination Complaints

By | Published May 29, 2012 | Posted in Discrimination, Employment Law | Tagged Tags: , , , | Leave a comment

In 2011, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) received a record number of job discrimination complaints, topping out at 99,947 discrimination charges. The most common complaint was “retaliation,” followed by “racial discrimination.”  New to the EEOC in 2011 was the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, which bans discrimination based on genetic information and family history. Read More

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The Employment Non-Discrimination Act

By | Published May 22, 2012 | Posted in Employment Law | Tagged Tags: , , , | Leave a comment

Did you know that in 29 states it’s still legal to fire someone solely because they are lesbian, gay or bisexual; and in 34 states it is legal to fire someone solely for being transgender? It’s true. Even with all the anti-discriminatory laws in place, lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender (LGBT) employees may still find Read More

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