The Department of Labor administers a variety of Federal labor laws. These laws are established to guarantee a worker’s right to a minimum hourly wages, overtime pay, safe working conditions, unemployment insurance, and freedom from discrimination. Established in 1913 this department is now affecting over 125 million workers’. Altogether the department enforces more than 180 federal laws. Some of these laws include Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) prescribes standards for wages and overtime pay eligibility, recordkeeping and youth labor standards affecting full or part time worker in the private sector and in Federal, State or local government. As of July 24, 2009 the basic wage standard entitled to a nonexempt worker is $7.25 per hour. This wages required by the FLSA is due on the regular payday for the pay period covered. If nonexempt workers work overtime they must be paid at a rate of one and one-half times their regular rate of pay after 40 hours of work in a workweek. Although the FLSA sets basic minimum wage …show more content…
It ensures that the conditions for the workers are in compliance with workplace laws and standards. OSHA determines which standards and requirement applies to which workplace environment. These standard and requirement are set based on input from technical experts, employer, union and stakeholder. Employers are enforced to adhere to those standards and requirement. To help employee adhere to the standards and requirement OSHA offers training, outreach, education and assistance. OSHA is extended throughout all 50 states as well as U.S. territories and jurisdictions. However some state can have their own federally approved regulation programs, which must be as stringent as OSHA
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) prescribes standards for wages and overtime pay eligibility, recordkeeping and youth labor standards affecting full or part time worker in the private sector and in Federal, State or local government. As of July 24, 2009 the basic wage standard entitled to a nonexempt worker is $7.25 per hour. This wages required by the FLSA is due on the regular payday for the pay period covered. If nonexempt workers work overtime they must be paid at a rate of one and one-half times their regular rate of pay after 40 hours of work in a workweek. Although the FLSA sets basic minimum wage …show more content…
It ensures that the conditions for the workers are in compliance with workplace laws and standards. OSHA determines which standards and requirement applies to which workplace environment. These standard and requirement are set based on input from technical experts, employer, union and stakeholder. Employers are enforced to adhere to those standards and requirement. To help employee adhere to the standards and requirement OSHA offers training, outreach, education and assistance. OSHA is extended throughout all 50 states as well as U.S. territories and jurisdictions. However some state can have their own federally approved regulation programs, which must be as stringent as OSHA