July 15th, 2009 at 05:38pm
Under Administrative Law
State and Federal Labor Law Posters are Required for Small Businesses and Other Employers.
Statutes and regulations enforced by agencies within the US Department of Labor require that labor law posters and/or work place notices be posted in the work place.
Job safety and health protection labor law poster; Occupational Safety and Health Administration oversee this labor law poster. Private employers engaged in a business affecting commerce must display this labor law poster.
Equal employment opportunity labor law poster; Employment Standards Administration and Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs oversee this labor law poster. Involves Executive Order 11246, as amended; Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; 38 U.S.C. 4212 of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended, Entities holding federal contracts or subcontracts or federally assisted construction contracts of $10,000 or more; financial institutions which are issuing and paying agents for U.S. savings bonds and savings notes; depositories of federal funds or entities having government bills of lading must display this labor law poster.
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) labor law poster; Minimum wage poster, Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division oversee this labor law poster. Every private, federal, state and local government employer employing any employee subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 USC 211, 29 CFR 516.4 posting of notices must display this labor law poster.
Employee Right for Workers with Disabilities/Special Minimum Wage Labor Law Poster; Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division oversee this labor law poster. Every employer having workers employed under special minimum wage certificates authorized by section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act must display this labor law poster.
Your rights under the family and medical leave act labor law poster; Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division oversee this labor law poster. Public agencies (including state, local, and federal employers), public and private elementary and secondary schools, as well as private sector employers who employ 50 or more employees in 20 or more work weeks and who are engaged in commerce or in any industry or activity affecting commerce, including joint employers and successors of covered employers must display this poster.
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (Notice for use by all employers) labor law poster; Veterans’ Employment and Training Service labor law poster. The full text of this labor law poster must be provided by each employer to persons entitled to rights and benefits under USERRA.
Notice to all employees working on Federal or Federally financed construction projects (Davis-Bacon Act) labor law poster; Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division oversee this labor law poster. Any contractor/subcontractor engaged in contracts in excess of $2,000 for the actual construction, alteration/repair of a public building or public work or building or work financed in whole or in part from federal funds, federal guarantee, or federal pledge which is subject to the labor standards provisions of any of the acts listed in 29 CFR 5.1 must display this labor law poster.
Notice to employees working on government contracts (Service Contracts Act) labor law poster; Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division oversee this labor law poster. Every contractor or subcontractor engaged in a contract with the United States or the District of Columbia in excess of $2,500 the principal purpose of which is to furnish services in the U.S. through the use of service employees must display this labor law poster.
Notice: employee polygraph protection act labor law poster; Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division oversee this labor law poster. Any employer engaged in or affecting commerce or in the production of goods for commerce must display this labor law poster. Does not apply to federal, state and local governments, or to circumstances covered by the national defense and security exemption.
Notice migrant and seasonal agricultural worker protection act labor law poster; Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division oversee this labor law poster. Agricultural employers, agricultural associations and farm labor contractors must display this labor law posters.
By Law Article
July 14th, 2009 at 02:55pm
Under Civil Rights Law
Those who report fraud, known in legal terms as “relators” and commonly as whistleblowers, have some of the most powerful and effective laws in the country on their side.
Whistleblowers may identify and report actual theft, false claims, over billing, up coding, unbundling, kickbacks, false certifications, violations of governmental regulations, destruction of company records, workplace violence, safety hazards or unsafe working conditions, environmental concerns, substance abuse, general conflicts of interest, release of proprietary information and other types of fraud or occupational concerns.
Whistleblowers are protected by agencies and laws from the government which include:
. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
. Civil Rights Act of 1866 (since amended numerous times)
. Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
. Federal False Claims Act
. Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act of 1970
Under the OSH Act of 1970, employers may not discharge or in any manner discriminate against any employee because an employee has filed any complaint, or instituted or caused to be instituted, any proceeding under or related to this Act.
Additionally, the employer may not terminate an employee who has testified, or is about to testify, in any such proceeding.
Under the Act, an employee who believes that a work hazard exists, whether or not they have filed a claim, has legal protection to refuse to work if all of the following apply:
. The employee faces death or serious injury and the hazard is so clear that a reasonable person would agree with the seriousness of the hazard.
. The situation is so urgent that there is not time to eliminate the hazard through regulatory channels.
. The employee has tried to get the employer to
correct the dangerous condition and they have not complied.
OSHA also administers the whistle blowing provisions of thirteen other statutes, protecting employees who report violations of various trucking, airline, nuclear power, pipeline, environmental and securities laws.
The Federal False Claims Act provides the legal framework for claims alleging fraud against the federal government, and it does several important things for a whistleblower:
. Provides specific protection for the whistleblower from discharge, demotion, suspension, threats or other harassment or discrimination that the whistleblower may encounter due to lawful actions taken in the furtherance of a whistleblower claim, if the employee is still works for the employer.
. Provides for filing a whistleblower complaint under seal, which means that no one other than the government, not even the defendants alleged to have committed the fraud, can know of the complaint until after the government has investigated the claims.
. Anywhere from 15 to 25 percent of the entire recovery can be made in some instances by the whistleblower.
Eleven states and the District of Columbia also have their own false claims acts that closely resemble the Federal Act.
Whistleblower laws allow for the contingent fee representation of whistleblowers. The Federal False Claims Act also provides that a whistleblower’s attorney’s fees be paid by the entity that committed the fraud in the event of a government recovery. If the case is succesful, then there are no expenses or monetary costs to the employee.
Anyone who knows of fraud against the government can become a whistleblower. Usually it is employees or ex-employees who report fraud of a corporation because they have the most knowledge of internal operations.
The law only protects one whistleblower-based claim. The first to file based on specific information about a particular fraud preempts other whistleblowers and their claims. In addition, an employee cannot bring a whistleblower complaint if information about the fraud becomes public before bringing a claim.
By Law Article
July 13th, 2009 at 08:56am
Under Construction Law
State and Federal Labor Law Posters are Required for Small Businesses and Other Employers.
Statutes and regulations enforced by agencies within the US Department of Labor require that labor law posters and/or work place notices be posted in the work place.
Job safety and health protection labor law poster; Occupational Safety and Health Administration oversee this labor law poster. Private employers engaged in a business affecting commerce must display this labor law poster.
Equal employment opportunity labor law poster; Employment Standards Administration and Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs oversee this labor law poster. Involves Executive Order 11246, as amended; Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; 38 U.S.C. 4212 of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended, Entities holding federal contracts or subcontracts or federally assisted construction contracts of $10,000 or more; financial institutions which are issuing and paying agents for U.S. savings bonds and savings notes; depositories of federal funds or entities having government bills of lading must display this labor law poster.
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) labor law poster; Minimum wage poster, Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division oversee this labor law poster. Every private, federal, state and local government employer employing any employee subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 USC 211, 29 CFR 516.4 posting of notices must display this labor law poster.
Employee Right for Workers with Disabilities/Special Minimum Wage Labor Law Poster; Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division oversee this labor law poster. Every employer having workers employed under special minimum wage certificates authorized by section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act must display this labor law poster.
Your rights under the family and medical leave act labor law poster; Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division oversee this labor law poster. Public agencies (including state, local, and federal employers), public and private elementary and secondary schools, as well as private sector employers who employ 50 or more employees in 20 or more work weeks and who are engaged in commerce or in any industry or activity affecting commerce, including joint employers and successors of covered employers must display this poster.
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (Notice for use by all employers) labor law poster; Veterans’ Employment and Training Service labor law poster. The full text of this labor law poster must be provided by each employer to persons entitled to rights and benefits under USERRA.
Notice to all employees working on Federal or Federally financed construction projects (Davis-Bacon Act) labor law poster; Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division oversee this labor law poster. Any contractor/subcontractor engaged in contracts in excess of $2,000 for the actual construction, alteration/repair of a public building or public work or building or work financed in whole or in part from federal funds, federal guarantee, or federal pledge which is subject to the labor standards provisions of any of the acts listed in 29 CFR 5.1 must display this labor law poster.
Notice to employees working on government contracts (Service Contracts Act) labor law poster; Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division oversee this labor law poster. Every contractor or subcontractor engaged in a contract with the United States or the District of Columbia in excess of $2,500 the principal purpose of which is to furnish services in the U.S. through the use of service employees must display this labor law poster.
Notice: employee polygraph protection act labor law poster; Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division oversee this labor law poster. Any employer engaged in or affecting commerce or in the production of goods for commerce must display this labor law poster. Does not apply to federal, state and local governments, or to circumstances covered by the national defense and security exemption.
Notice migrant and seasonal agricultural worker protection act labor law poster; Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division oversee this labor law poster. Agricultural employers, agricultural associations and farm labor contractors must display this labor law posters.
By Law Article
July 13th, 2009 at 07:07am
Under Labor Law
State and Federal Labor Law Posters are Required for Small Businesses and Other Employers.
Statutes and regulations enforced by agencies within the US Department of Labor require that labor law posters and/or work place notices be posted in the work place.
Job safety and health protection labor law poster; Occupational Safety and Health Administration oversee this labor law poster. Private employers engaged in a business affecting commerce must display this labor law poster.
Equal employment opportunity labor law poster; Employment Standards Administration and Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs oversee this labor law poster. Involves Executive Order 11246, as amended; Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; 38 U.S.C. 4212 of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended, Entities holding federal contracts or subcontracts or federally assisted construction contracts of $10,000 or more; financial institutions which are issuing and paying agents for U.S. savings bonds and savings notes; depositories of federal funds or entities having government bills of lading must display this labor law poster.
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) labor law poster; Minimum wage poster, Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division oversee this labor law poster. Every private, federal, state and local government employer employing any employee subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 USC 211, 29 CFR 516.4 posting of notices must display this labor law poster.
Employee Right for Workers with Disabilities/Special Minimum Wage Labor Law Poster; Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division oversee this labor law poster. Every employer having workers employed under special minimum wage certificates authorized by section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act must display this labor law poster.
Your rights under the family and medical leave act labor law poster; Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division oversee this labor law poster. Public agencies (including state, local, and federal employers), public and private elementary and secondary schools, as well as private sector employers who employ 50 or more employees in 20 or more work weeks and who are engaged in commerce or in any industry or activity affecting commerce, including joint employers and successors of covered employers must display this poster.
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (Notice for use by all employers) labor law poster; Veterans’ Employment and Training Service labor law poster. The full text of this labor law poster must be provided by each employer to persons entitled to rights and benefits under USERRA.
Notice to all employees working on Federal or Federally financed construction projects (Davis-Bacon Act) labor law poster; Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division oversee this labor law poster. Any contractor/subcontractor engaged in contracts in excess of $2,000 for the actual construction, alteration/repair of a public building or public work or building or work financed in whole or in part from federal funds, federal guarantee, or federal pledge which is subject to the labor standards provisions of any of the acts listed in 29 CFR 5.1 must display this labor law poster.
Notice to employees working on government contracts (Service Contracts Act) labor law poster; Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division oversee this labor law poster. Every contractor or subcontractor engaged in a contract with the United States or the District of Columbia in excess of $2,500 the principal purpose of which is to furnish services in the U.S. through the use of service employees must display this labor law poster.
Notice: employee polygraph protection act labor law poster; Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division oversee this labor law poster. Any employer engaged in or affecting commerce or in the production of goods for commerce must display this labor law poster. Does not apply to federal, state and local governments, or to circumstances covered by the national defense and security exemption.
Notice migrant and seasonal agricultural worker protection act labor law poster; Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division oversee this labor law poster. Agricultural employers, agricultural associations and farm labor contractors must display this labor law posters.
By Law Article
July 13th, 2009 at 01:06am
Under Labor Law
State and Federal Labor Law Posters are Required for Small Businesses and Other Employers.
Statutes and regulations enforced by agencies within the US Department of Labor require that labor law posters and/or work place notices be posted in the work place.
Job safety and health protection labor law poster; Occupational Safety and Health Administration oversee this labor law poster. Private employers engaged in a business affecting commerce must display this labor law poster.
Equal employment opportunity labor law poster; Employment Standards Administration and Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs oversee this labor law poster. Involves Executive Order 11246, as amended; Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; 38 U.S.C. 4212 of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended, Entities holding federal contracts or subcontracts or federally assisted construction contracts of $10,000 or more; financial institutions which are issuing and paying agents for U.S. savings bonds and savings notes; depositories of federal funds or entities having government bills of lading must display this labor law poster.
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) labor law poster; Minimum wage poster, Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division oversee this labor law poster. Every private, federal, state and local government employer employing any employee subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 USC 211, 29 CFR 516.4 posting of notices must display this labor law poster.
Employee Right for Workers with Disabilities/Special Minimum Wage Labor Law Poster; Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division oversee this labor law poster. Every employer having workers employed under special minimum wage certificates authorized by section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act must display this labor law poster.
Your rights under the family and medical leave act labor law poster; Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division oversee this labor law poster. Public agencies (including state, local, and federal employers), public and private elementary and secondary schools, as well as private sector employers who employ 50 or more employees in 20 or more work weeks and who are engaged in commerce or in any industry or activity affecting commerce, including joint employers and successors of covered employers must display this poster.
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (Notice for use by all employers) labor law poster; Veterans’ Employment and Training Service labor law poster. The full text of this labor law poster must be provided by each employer to persons entitled to rights and benefits under USERRA.
Notice to all employees working on Federal or Federally financed construction projects (Davis-Bacon Act) labor law poster; Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division oversee this labor law poster. Any contractor/subcontractor engaged in contracts in excess of $2,000 for the actual construction, alteration/repair of a public building or public work or building or work financed in whole or in part from federal funds, federal guarantee, or federal pledge which is subject to the labor standards provisions of any of the acts listed in 29 CFR 5.1 must display this labor law poster.
Notice to employees working on government contracts (Service Contracts Act) labor law poster; Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division oversee this labor law poster. Every contractor or subcontractor engaged in a contract with the United States or the District of Columbia in excess of $2,500 the principal purpose of which is to furnish services in the U.S. through the use of service employees must display this labor law poster.
Notice: employee polygraph protection act labor law poster; Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division oversee this labor law poster. Any employer engaged in or affecting commerce or in the production of goods for commerce must display this labor law poster. Does not apply to federal, state and local governments, or to circumstances covered by the national defense and security exemption.
Notice migrant and seasonal agricultural worker protection act labor law poster; Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division oversee this labor law poster. Agricultural employers, agricultural associations and farm labor contractors must display this labor law posters.
By Law Article