Question

IN THE UNITED STATES, WHAT ARE THE MAJOR LAWS THAT AFFECTED UNION GROWTH, AND WHAT DOES EACH ONE COVER?

Answer 1

The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 - Fair Labor Standards Act, also known as the Wages and Hours Act, the first act in the United States to enforce federally mandatory federal wage and hour legislation, introduced by Sen. Robert F. Wagner of New York and signed on 14 June 1938, effective 24 October. The law, which applied to all industries engaged in interstate trade, defined for the first year a minimum wage of 25 cents an hour, to be increased to 40 cents within seven years. No worker was required to work, at overtime levels without pay, more than 44 hours a week in the first year, 42 in the second year, and 40 afterwards.

Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993- The FMLA entitles qualified employees of covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected leave under the same terms as if the employee had not taken leave for stated family and medical reasons with continuity of community health insurance coverage. Eligible workers are entitled to: twelve workweeks of leave every 12 months for: the birth of a child and the treatment of a newborn child every one year of birth; the placement with the child's employee for adoption or foster care and the care of the newly placed child within one year of the placement;

Clayton Act of 1914 - Clayton Antitrust Act, legislation passed by the United States Congress in 1914 to clarify the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890) and to improve it. The latter's ambiguous terminology had given several loopholes to large companies, allowing them to participate in some restrictive business practices that, while not unlawfully per se, resulted in concentrations that adversely affected competition.

Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970- The 1970 Occupational Safety and Health Act was passed to facilitate more stable working conditions in the US. The law established the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which sets and enforces health and safety standards in the workplace, and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NOSH), the federal agency that conducts research and recommends work-related disease and injury prevention solutions

Civil Rights Act of 1964- Civil Rights Act, (1964), sweeping U.S. law aimed at removing discrimination based on ethnicity, colour, religion or national origin. It is sometimes referred to as the most important U.S. civil rights legislation since reconstruction (1865–77), and is a cornerstone of the U.S. civil rights movement. Title I of the Act ensures fair voting rights by eliminating the registration conditions and discriminatory procedures for minorities and the poor