Individuals who are employed are protected by a variety of labor laws. These regulations give workers a security and rights within a work place. The 
main goal of this laws is to render a healthy and safe working environment. Employers who defy labor laws face suspension or a loss of license, penalties and fines and imprisonment in extreme cases.
Working people across the world have the right to coordinate in order to address a range of issues, the most critical being benefits and working conditions, wages etc. with labor lawyers being the exception most of us doesn’t know every single law that does or doesn’t protect as working people.
The basic labor law rights are as follows:
- Right to bargain for a contract collectively that sets benefits, hours, wages ad other working conditions.
- Right to act with coworkers by raising complaints to improve thew working conditions with a government agency or an employer.
- Right to discuss working conditions, wages or a union in certain settings or organizing with co workers.
- The right to join or form a union.
- The right to strike.
The laws enforced offers protection in the important areas of:
- workers compensation
- work place safety and health
- plant closings and layoff
- wages and hours
- employee befits
- medical leave or time off for family
- Benefits for Retirement
The following are few acts responsible for enforcing and administering laws that establish acceptable standards for working conditions and wages:
Fair labor standards act: This law affects both public and private employment. This act requires employers to pay covered non exempt employees a least of the federal overtime pay or minimum wage for all hours.
- Compensable hours worked include the time an employee is on duty or at prescribed work place and time that an employee is permitted to work.
Migrant and seasonal agricultural worker protection act: This act requires agricultural employers, labor contractors and agricultural associations who employ workers to
- Comply with state and federal health and safety standards if they provide shelter(housing) for migrant workers.
- Pay the workers wages owed when due.
- Provide with written disclosure of the employment terms and conditions.
- Also ensure that the vehicles used to transport their workers are operated by licensed rivers, properly insured and meet the state and federal safety standards.
Whether you are a business owner or a worker you should know about these laws. ignoring these legal matters may be one of the common causes for problems in work place leading to disputes and disagreements.
