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Federal Human Resource Laws and Objectives

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

Human Resource Laws and brief summary of policy (listed in chronological order)

1935 Social Security Act: Payroll taxes withheld from workers’ paychecks to fund retirement benefits, disability and unemployment insurance.

1935 Wagner Act: Legalized labor unions and established the National Labor Relations Board

1938 Fair Labor Standards Act: Established minimum wage and overtime pay and child labor rules

1947 Taft-Hartley Act: Provided some protections fro employers and limited union power; permitted states to enact right-to-work laws (more…)