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The Wage and Hour Division is charged with enforcing the child labor requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act as well as recordkeeping, overtime pay and the Federal minimum wage. This division also takes care of the enforcement of the Family and Medical Leave Act, wage garnishment provisions of the Consumer Credit Protection Act and the Employee Polygraph Protection Act, as well as the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act. Also encompassed within this act are numerous immigration related statutes that provide worker protection and employment standards. The Wage and Hour Division also enforces and administers the prevailing wage requirements of applicable statutes to the Federal contracts for construction and for the provision of goods and services as well as the requirements that are part of the Davis Bacon Act and the Service Contract Act.
The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) Whistleblower Protection Program oversees and is responsible for the twenty-one statutes for whistleblowers. These whistleblower statutes also protect employees who report various workplace violations, such as consumer product, commercial motor carrier, public transportation agency, maritime, railroad, airline, motor vehicle safety, pipeline, nuclear, environmental, financial reform, health insurance reform, security, food safety and safety. Worker participation as well as various health and safety activities are also covered under the Whistleblower Acts. The reporting of work related illnesses, injuries and even fatalities are also encompassed under the Whistleblowers protection Act. The Occupational Safety and Health Act was charged with ensuring that employers do not discriminate against their employees. This Act requires that the workers file a complaint within 30 day of the actions with OSHA.
The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) was created to make sure employers a working environment is safe and healthy and is a free of hazardous for all their employees. With OSHA in place, employers and its employees are required to maintain within the general duty clause in compliance as well as applicable standards. Since the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) was approved in 1970, the United States Congress has extended the range of OSHA to deliver safety for workers to avoid discrimination under a magnificent 21 federal laws. Several laws want any complaints following discriminatory action to be filed within a certain time frame.
The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) Whistleblower Protection Program oversees and is responsible for the twenty-one statutes for whistleblowers. These whistleblower statutes also protect employees who report various workplace violations, such as consumer product, commercial motor carrier, public transportation agency, maritime, railroad, airline, motor vehicle safety, pipeline, nuclear, environmental, financial reform, health insurance reform, security, food safety and safety. Worker participation as well as various health and safety activities are also covered under the Whistleblower Acts. The reporting of work related illnesses, injuries and even fatalities are also encompassed under the Whistleblowers protection Act. The Occupational Safety and Health Act was charged with ensuring that employers do not discriminate against their employees. This Act requires that the workers file a complaint within 30 day of the actions with OSHA.