1.
MSHR 605 TERM PROJECT
HEATHER MCNALLY

2.
Welcome
 Objectives
1. Working understanding of laws
2. Understanding of how to protect our organization
 Laws to be covered
 Civil Rights Act/Title VII, ADEA, ADA, EPA, FLSA, FMLA, NLRA/THA, OSHA and the
WARN act.

3.
The Civil Rights Act/Title VII
 Outlaws discrimination based off of sex, color, national origin, race or religion
 Hiring, firing, disciplinary, promotion and compensation benefits decisions cannot
be based off of those characteristics
 Those decisions MUST be based off of quality of work, seniority and merit.

4.
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
 Outlaws discrimination of people over forty
 Focused on age discrimination in layoffs
 You cannot base layoff decisions on age
 All layoff decisions MUST be made off of quality of work, seniority and merit

5.
Americans With Disabilities Act
 Prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in the area of employment as
well as transportation, public accommodations, state and local programs and
communications.
 Disability is defined as a physical or mental condition that causes substantial
limitations on one or more life events
 Employee can request a reasonable accommodation and we MUST take affirmative
steps to make the accommodation work
 Reasonable accommodation can only be denied if it causes undue harm, a safety issue
or interferes with essential job duties
 Hiring, firing, discipline, promotion or compensation cannot be made based on
disability status
 Again, all of those decisions can only be made off of quality of work, seniority and
merit

6.
The Equal Pay Act
 Outlaws sex based discrimination in compensation
 Requires equal pay for equal work
 Equal work means equal skill level, responsibilities, effort and working conditions
 Compensation CANNOT be based off of sex
 Compensation MUST be based off merit, seniority or quality of work

7.
The Fair Labor Standards Act
 Federal minimum wage is $7.25/hour
 Overtime must be paid when non-salaried employees work more than forty hours
in a seven day period
 Overtime is not required to be paid for hours worked on holidays, weekends or
normal days of rest
 No federal limit on hours that can be worked for workers over 16
 Requires accurate record keeping of all employee time and pay
 Requires signage to be displayed in the workplace
 We must follow ALL of these requirements

8.
Family Medical Leave Act
 Allows employees to take up to 12 weeks of leave for a qualifying condition in a
12 month period
 Leave is unpaid and the employees job must be protected during the leave
 In order to qualify employees must have worked for the company for at least 12
months and have worked 1250 hours in the last year
 Leave can be for serious illness of self or other, family expansion or military
deployment

9.
National Labor Relations Act/Taft-Hartley
Act
 Establishes workers rights to organize unions and collective bargaining
 Outlaws retaliation against employees for doing so
 Does not apply to salaried workers, independent contractors, agricultural workers,
those employed by family or a spouse, domestic service workers, workers covered
by the Railway Labor Act and government employees
 Unfair labor practices for employers
 Taft-Hartley act focuses on unions and sets unfair labor practices for them

10.
Occupational Safety and Health Act
 Created health and safety standards for all businesses engaging in interstate
commerce
 Established organization to uphold these standards
 Employers have a general duty to provide a workplace free from recognized
hazards that can cause death or injury
 Deaths must be reported to OSHA within 8 hours
 Injuries must be reported within 24 hours
 Safety training is required for all workers
 OSHA signage is mandatory to post in the workplace

11.
The Worker Adjustment and Retraining
Notification Act
 Requires workers are given 60 days notice before a plant closing or mass layoff
 Company must have at least 100 workers with certain exceptions
 Applies to private for profit and non profit organizations
 Covers hourly, salaried and managerial roles
 Does NOT apply to business partners

12.
Conclusion
 Thank you for participating in this training
 If you have any further questions please reach out to me