Alvin Community College - Human Resource Managment

INSTRUCTIONS

* * * Please read the instructions carefully. * * *
You may work individually or you may work in groups (teams). If you are working in a group, you MUST tell me as soon as the team is formed. Last minute changes (additions or subtractions) in group (team) participants must be thoroughly explained.
The following alphabetical list of employment regulations and issues was recently updated, however it may not be complete.
Using your text book as your primary source, then supplementing the text book with library resources and/or Internet resources, do the following:
Choose twenty (20) of the items from the list below. Your list must contain all items marked with an asterisc (*).

List the item, year enacted, and acronym, if applicable. (Do not create an acronym.)

State how many employees (size of employer/organization) the law applies to or "n/a" if it is not applicable.

Write a two (2) to five (5) sentence description of each regulation you have selected. Be concise.

Include in your description (one paragraph with three to five concise sentences):

What and/or who is covered;

what is required of the organization or employer;

does the employee have any responsibilities?

All work is to be typed and emailed.

Do not wait to get started on this assignment.
Decide promptly whether you are going to work alone or in a group. A group may include from two students to the entire class. Groups are responsible for their members performance. (If someone is not performing, the group members must determine what action to take; do not ask the instructor to intervene.) The group will receive ONE grade for all in the group.
You are encouraged to ask questions if you do not understand any aspect of this assignment.
The assignment is due Friday, August 1, 2008.
Late papers may not be accepted.

REGULATORY / LEGAL ISSUES
(list last revised in 2003)

A NON-COMPREHENSIVE LISTING

*Age Discrimination in Employment Act (1967) - (ADEA)

*Americans With Disabilities Act (1990) - (ADA)

Bankruptcy Act (1978)

Civil Rights Act of 1866

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Civil Rights Act of 1991

Comparable Worth

Consumer Credit Protection Act (1968)

Drug-Free Workplace Act (1988)

Employee Polygraph Protection Act (1988)

Employee Retirement Income Security Act (1974) - (ERISA)

*Employment-At-Will

*Equal Pay Act (1963) - (EPA)

Equal Pay for Equal Work

Executive Order 11478

Executive Order 11375

*Executive Order 11246

*Fair Labor Standards Act (1938) - (FLSA)

*Family and Medical Leave Act (1993) - (FMLA)

Federal Election Campaign Act (1971)

Hazard Communication Standards (1986)

Higher Education Act (1965)

*Immigration Reform and Control Act (1986) - (IRCA)

Labor-Management Relations Act (1947) - (LMRA)

Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (1959)

*National Labor Relations Act (1935) - (NLRA)

*Occupational Safety and Health Act (1970) - (OSHA)

Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (1990)

Portal to Portal Pay Act (1947)

Pregnancy Discrimination Act (1978)

Protection of Jurors’ Employment (1978)

Rehabilitation Act of 1973

State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act (1972)

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (1964)

*Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures

*Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (1994)

Vietnam-era Veterans Readjustment Act (1974) - (VEVRA)

Vocational Rehabilitation Act (1973)

Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (1988) - (WARN)

Instructor:

John G. Brau, SPHR
Tel.: 281-393-1100

Laws & Regulations Assignment

INSTRUCTIONS

* * * Please read the instructions carefully. * * *

REGULATORY / LEGAL ISSUES(list last revised in 2003)

A NON-COMPREHENSIVE LISTING

Email form to report problems or make comments to Webmaster. Website host: www.JBrau.net Last Update: 06/14/2008

REGULATORY / LEGAL ISSUES
(list last revised in 2003)

Email form to report problems or make comments to Webmaster.
Website host: www.JBrau.net
Last Update: 06/14/2008