HR compliance is something that every organization needs to consider seriously to safeguard the employees’ and the organization’s rights. There are a few legal considerations that HR needs to consider while defining/drafting laws, especially since those are Federal mandated laws. Find out some of those here. 

Social Security Act 

The Social Security Act was signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935. The Act created benefits systems for retired, jobless, and disabled people, as well as dependent mothers and children. Benefits are funded via a payroll tax that’s levied on workers and employers. 

Fair Labor Standards Act 

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards affecting employees in the private sector and in Federal, State, and local governments. 

National Labor Relations Act 

It establishes a framework that promotes fair treatment, protects workers’ rights, and encourages collective bargaining. It also provides a mechanism for resolving disputes, which helps maintain harmonious industrial relations. 

Equal Pay Act 

The Equal Pay Act (EPA) protects individuals of all sexes. All forms of compensation are covered, including salary, overtime pay, bonuses, life insurance, vacation and holiday pay, cleaning or gasoline allowances, hotel accommodations, reimbursement for travel expenses, and benefits. 

Civil Rights Act 

In 1964, Congress passed Public Law 88-352 (78 Stat. 241). The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits Discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Provisions of this civil rights act forbade discrimination based on sex, as well as race in hiring, promoting, and firing. 

Age Discrimination Act 

The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 prohibits age discrimination in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance. The Act, which applies to all ages, permits the use of certain age distinctions and factors other than age that meet the Act’s requirements. 

Occupational Safety and Health Act 

The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 is a US labor law governing the federal law of occupational health and safety in the private sector and federal government in the United States. 

Americans with Disability Act 

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in several areas, including employment, transportation, public accommodations, communications and access to state and local government’ programs and services. 

Family and Medical Leave Act 

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a US law that allows eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks (about 3 months) of unpaid leave per year for certain family and medical reasons. The FMLA applies to all public agencies, all public and private elementary and secondary schools, and companies with 50 or more employees. 

Retirement Income Security Act 

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is a federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established retirement and health plans in private industry to provide protection for individuals in these plans. 

These are some of the laws that any organization with a strong HR law making body must consider ensuring fair and equal treatment of every employee, no matter what background they are from. 

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