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McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act

Overview and Scope

The McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act regulates government contractors' treatment of their employees. The Act applies to most federal government contracts where the principal purpose of the...

Accidental Injury and Workers' Compensation Benefits

In order for an employee to obtain workers' compensation benefits, he or she must often prove an "accidental injury" that "arose out of" and "in the course of " the employment. Once those facts are proven, employers are strictly liable under...

Affirmative Action - Disparate Treatment

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, sex, creed, religion, or national origin. Under a disparate treatment theory, which the Supreme Court has described as the most easily...

The Creation of OSHA Standards

Congress passed the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to promote safe and healthful working conditions for American workers. The Act primarily meets this goal by providing for the creation and enforcement of workplace safety standards....

ADEA

Congress passed the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to prevent employment discrimination on the basis of age against persons 40 years of age or older. Congress had determined that older workers were finding themselves disadvantaged...