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Federal Employment Law

Exam Questions: 70
Course Level: Basic
Pages: 468 | Content: 448, Supplemental: 20
NASBA Area of Study: Business Law
Not Acceptable for: Enrolled Agents
Version: 8145A

This course will explain the details of the 20 most important federal employment laws in the U.S. that affect the workplace. You'll find information on what each law allows and prohibits, which businesses must comply, and how to fulfill record-keeping, posting, and reporting requirements. Each law is covered in its own chapter, and the information has been updated to include COVID-19 provisions wherever necessary. PLEASE NOTE: Not accepted for Enrolled Agents. All course material provided. No prerequisites. Course level: Basic.

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Table of Contents
  • Overview
  • Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
  • Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
  • Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
  • Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)
  • Equal Pay Act (EPA)
  • Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)
  • Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
  • Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
  • Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)
  • Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA)
  • National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)
  • Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act)
  • Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA)
  • Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA)
  • Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA)
  • Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX)
  • Civil Rights Act of 1866 (Section 1981)
  • Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII)
  • Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)
  • Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN)
Objectives
  • To recognize the importance of complying with federal employment laws
  • To identify the legal elements of the ADEA
  • To identify the legal elements of the ADA
  • To identify the legal elements of COBRA
  • To identify the legal elements of the EPPA
  • To identify the legal elements of the EPA
  • To identify the legal elements of the FCRA
  • To identify the legal elements of the FLSA
  • To identify the legal elements of the FLMA
  • To identify the legal elements of the GINA
  • To identify the legal elements of the IRCA
  • To identify the legal elements of the NLRA
  • To identify the legal elements of the OSH Act
  • To identify the legal elements of the OWBPA
  • To identify the legal elements of the PRWORA
  • To identify the legal elements of the PDA
  • To identify the legal elements of SOX
  • To identify the legal elements of Section 1981
  • To identify the legal elements of Title VII
  • To identify the legal elements of the USERRA
  • To identify the legal elements of WARN

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