Work

  • The National Child Labor Law

    Established to to examine impact of child labor
  • Workers compensation

    Theodore Roosevelt argued in favor of workers compensation. This did not pass in all states until 1948.
  • Keating-Owen child Labor Act

    The first national Child Labor bill.
  • National Industrial Recovery Act

    N.I.R.A provided specific rights of unions to exist and to negotiate with employers.
  • National Labor Relations Act

    Was passed by Robert F. Wagner, which was amended in 1947 by the Tafy-Hartley Act, and happy again in 1959 by Landrum-Griffin Act which is currently still in effect today.
  • Fair Labor Standards Act

    F.L.S.A provided permanent federal protection for children in the work place.
  • Equal Pay Act

    E.P.A was the first US legislation targeted to eliminate gender base pay inequalities.
  • Civil Rights Act

    C.R.A was passed making it illegal for employers to discriminate on the basis of race.
  • Occupational Safety and Health Administration

    O.S.H.A was passed to ensure safe and healthy working conditions.
  • American's with Disabilities Act

    A.D.A was established to expand protection for qualified individuals with a disability to provide reasonable accommodation.