Fact Sheet #44: Visits to Employers
Author: U.S. Department of Labor
Date Published: 2008
This Fact Sheet provides general information about the laws enforced by the Wage and Hour Division (WHD). WHD is responsible for administering and enforcing a number of federal laws which set basic labor standards, among them: 1. The Fair Labor Standard Act 2. The Family and Medical Leave Act 3. The Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act 4. The field sanitation standards of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 5. The Employee Polygraph Protection Act 6. Certain employment standards and worker protections under the Immigration and Nationality Act 7. Government contracts prevailing wage status such as the Davis-Bacon and related Acts and the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act. 8. Garnishment provisions of the Consumer Credit Protection Act
Date Published: 2008
This Fact Sheet provides general information about the laws enforced by the Wage and Hour Division (WHD). WHD is responsible for administering and enforcing a number of federal laws which set basic labor standards, among them: 1. The Fair Labor Standard Act 2. The Family and Medical Leave Act 3. The Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act 4. The field sanitation standards of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 5. The Employee Polygraph Protection Act 6. Certain employment standards and worker protections under the Immigration and Nationality Act 7. Government contracts prevailing wage status such as the Davis-Bacon and related Acts and the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act. 8. Garnishment provisions of the Consumer Credit Protection Act
