Williams/Tobin Law Project

began the process of protecting civil servants in the United States from unwarranted or abusive removal by codifying "just cause" standards previously embodied in presidential orders

governs labor relations in the railroad and airline industries. prevents the employee from going on strike

banned yellow-dog contracts, barred the federal courts from issuing injunctions against nonviolent labor disputes, and created a positive right of noninterference by employers against workers joining trade unions

protects the rights of employees in the private sector to discuss organizing and workplace issues with coworkers, engage in collective bargaining, and take part in strikes and other forms of protected concerted activity in support of their demands

to prohibit racial discrimination in the national defense industry. It was the first federal action, though not a law, to promote equal opportunity and prohibit employment discrimination in the U.S.

to lay the responsibility of economic stability of inflation and unemployment onto the federal government

restricts the activities and power of labor unions

The FLSA set a maximum 44-hour seven-day workweek, set a national minimum wage, guaranteed "time-and-a-half" for overtime in some jobs. It also prohibited most employment of minors

primarily a voting rights bill, was the first civil rights legislation enacted by Congress in the United States since Reconstruction following the American Civil War

regulates labor unions' internal affairs and their officials' relationships with employers

established federal inspection of local voter registration polls and introduced penalties for anyone who obstructed someone's attempt to register to vote

To prohibit discrimination on account of sex in the payment of wages by employers.

Title VII- Prohibits discrimination by covered employers on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Title VII applies to employers who have fifteen or more employees for each working day in each of twenty or more calendar weeks in the calender year

abolished the national origins quota system that was American immigration policy since the 1920s, replacing it with a preference system that focused on immigrants' skills and family relationships with citizens or U.S. residents

forbids employment discrimination against anyone at least 40 years of age in the United States

expanded on previous acts and prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, religion, national origin, and since 1974, gender; since 1988, the act protects people with disabilities and families with children

provided for equal housing opportunities regardless of race, creed, or national origin

prohibited discrimination in the competitive service of the federal civilian workforce on certain grounds

to ensure that employers provide employees with an environment free from recognized hazards

provides monthly payments and medical benefits to coal miners totally disabled from pneumoconiosis (black lung disease) arising from employment in or around the nation's coal mines

replaces the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, to extend and revise the authorization of grants to States for vocational rehabilitation services, with special emphasis on services to those with the most severe handicaps, to expand special Federal responsibilities and research and training programs with respect to handicapped individuals, to establish special responsibilities in the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare for coordination of all programs with respect to handicapped individuals within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and for other purposes

Establishes minimum standards for pension plans in private industry and provides for extensive rules on the federal income tax effects of transactions associated with employee benefit plans

Prohibits discrimination based on age in programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance from U.S. Department of Education

establishes collective bargaining rights for most employees of the federal government

Prohibits employment discrimination against anyone who has declared bankruptcy

In brief the act, required employers to attest to their employees' immigration status, made it illegal to knowingly hire or recruit unauthorized immigrants, legalized certain seasonal agricultural illegal immigrants, legalized illegal immigrants who entered the United States before January 1, 1982 and had resided there continuously with the penalty of a fine, back taxes due, and admission of guilt. About three million illegal immigrants were granted legal status

protects employees, their families, and communities by requiring most employers with 100 or more employees to provide sixty calendar-days advance notification of plant closings and mass layoffs of employees.

Prohibits discrimination based on disability. Passed by George H.W. Bush (Father)

provided for the right to trial by jury on discrimination claims and introduced the possibility of emotional distress damages, while limiting the amount that a jury could award

requiring covered employers to provide employees job-protected and unpaid leave for qualified medical and family reasons.

requires federal agencies to examine the services they provide, identify any need for services to those with limited English proficiency, and develop and implement a system to provide those services so those said persons can have meaningful access to them

The Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002. seeks to discourage federal managers and supervisors from engaging in unlawful discrimination and retaliation

prohibit the use of genetic information in health insurance and employment

Signed into law by President George W. Bush (Son) on September 25, 2008. The ADAAA makes changes to the definition of the term "disability," clarifying and broadening that definition to increase the number and types of people who are protected under the ADA and other Federal disability nondiscrimination laws

The Act amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The new act states that the 180-day statute of limitations for filing an equal-pay lawsuit regarding pay discrimination resets with each new paycheck affected by that discriminatory action. The law was a result of Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., a U.S. Supreme Court decision that said the statute of limitations for presenting an equal-pay lawsuit begins on the date that the employer makes the initial discriminatory wage decision, not at the date of the most recent paycheck.

Allowed a union to be certified as the official union to bargain with an employer if union officials collect signatures of a majority of workers. The bill would have required employers and unions to enter binding arbitration to produce a collective agreement at latest 120 days after a union is recognized. The bill would have increased penalties on employers who discriminate against workers for union involvement.

Was one of the largest labor unions in the U.S. in it's time. Predominantly female membership

Also known as the (IWW) was an international union. Membership did not require that one work in a represented workplace nor did it exclude membership in another labor union

Also known as the NAACP. Wasn't necessarily a union but it did help African Americans find work

It was known for its support for "social unionism" and progressive political causes

A union that mainly represented teachers

Union founded by newspaper journalists who noticed that unionized printers and truck drivers were making more money than they did

Labor union which represents workers in the United States and Puerto Rico, and formerly in Canada

The largest industrial labor union in North America, representing workers of many industries, mainly the metal industry

Labor union dedicated to serving the needs and civil rights of African-American workers

George Meany is elected president of the American Federation of Labor, which was founded in 1886

Union that changed from a workers' rights organization that helped workers get unemployment insurance to that of a union of farmworkers