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.

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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

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Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation governedBy United States labor law
this entity surface form: United States federal labor law
Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1949 partOf United States labor law
Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1961 partOf United States labor law
Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1977 partOf United States labor law
this entity surface form: United States labor legislation
Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 partOf United States labor law
Public Law 80-49 partOf United States labor law