Federal Employment Laws That Impact Compensation and Benefits

Overview

We will focus on the laws and regulations that have the most impact on compensation and benefits decision makers.

First we will look at compensation laws affecting wages and salaries, including:

• Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
• Equal Pay Act
• Collective Bargaining Laws
• Fair Labor Standards Act or FLSA
• Prevailing Wage Laws
• Tax Laws

Then we will look at laws that mandate pay benefits, such as:

• Social Security
• Unemployment Insurance
• Workers' Compensation

Finally, we will examine a number of other benefits laws, including:

• Medicare
• Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act or COBRA
• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act or HIPAA
• Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)
• Family Medical Leave Act or FMLA
• Pregnancy Disability Act
• Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA)
• Employee Retirement Income Security Act or ERISA.