United States labor law
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United States labor law is the body of federal and state statutes, regulations, and case law that governs the rights and obligations of workers, employers, and unions in the United States, including issues such as wages, hours, workplace safety, discrimination, and collective bargaining.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| United States federal labor law | 1 |
| United States labor legislation | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
labor law
ⓘ
legal system ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
most employers operating in the United States
ⓘ
private sector employees ⓘ public sector employees ⓘ |
| basedOn |
constitutional law
ⓘ
federalism ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| enforcedBy |
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
ⓘ
National Labor Relations Board ⓘ Occupational Safety and Health Administration ⓘ United States Department of Labor ⓘ state labor agencies ⓘ |
| governs |
child labor
ⓘ
collective bargaining ⓘ employment benefits ⓘ employment discrimination ⓘ family and medical leave ⓘ hours of work ⓘ minimum wage ⓘ overtime pay ⓘ retaliation against employees ⓘ unfair labor practices ⓘ union organizing ⓘ wages ⓘ workplace harassment ⓘ workplace safety ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
anti-discrimination protections
ⓘ
collective bargaining framework ⓘ federal minimum standards ⓘ state-level protections that may exceed federal standards ⓘ workplace health and safety standards ⓘ |
| hasKeyFederalStatute |
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
ⓘ
surface form:
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ⓘ
surface form:
Employee Retirement Income Security Act
Equal Pay Act of 1963 ⓘ
surface form:
Equal Pay Act
Fair Labor Standards Act ⓘ Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ⓘ
surface form:
Family and Medical Leave Act
Taft–Hartley Act ⓘ
surface form:
Labor Management Relations Act
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 ⓘ
surface form:
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act
National Labor Relations Act ⓘ Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ⓘ
surface form:
Occupational Safety and Health Act
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ |
| includes |
administrative regulations
ⓘ
case law ⓘ federal statutes ⓘ state statutes ⓘ |
| regulates |
employers
ⓘ
employment relationships ⓘ labor unions ⓘ workers ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
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this entity surface form:
United States federal labor law
this entity surface form:
United States labor legislation