Federal Laws
The following is a list of federal laws affecting human resources and employee benefits.
- Alphabetical listing of Major Employment Laws (DOL)
- Age Discrimination Act of 1975
- Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA)
- Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)
- Architectural Barriers Act (ABA)
- Air Carriers Access Act (ACAA)
- Black Lung Benefits Act
- Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII)
- Civil Rights Act of 1991 (CRA)
- Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA)
- Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
- Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA)
- Consumer Credit Protection Act
- Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act
- Copeland “Anti-Kickback” Act
- Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA)
- Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000
- Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)
- Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
- Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA)
- Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program
- Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Laws
- Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA)
- Executive Order 11246
- Executive Order 13201
- Fair Housing Act (FHA)
- Fair Credit Reporting ACT (FCRA)
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)/Child Labor
- Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA)
- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA)
- Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA)
- Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA)
- Federal Mine Safety and Health Act
- Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA)
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
- Hill-Burton Act
- Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)
- Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA)
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
- Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA)
- Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA)
- Mass Transit Employee Protections
- McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act (SCA)
- Mental Health Parity Act (MHPA)
- Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA)
- National Labor Relations Act
- Newborns’ and Mothers’ Health Protection Act of 1996 (NMHPA)
- No FEAR Act (Notification and Federal Anti-Discrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002)
- Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act
- Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
- Rehabilitation Act of 1973
- Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 503
- Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Sections 501 and 505
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
- Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
- Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)
- Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA)
- United States Code (USC)
- Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA)
- Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act
- Whistleblower Protections
- Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998 (WHCRA)
- Worker Adjustment and Retracting Notification Act (WARN)