| Unregulated Working Conditions |
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| The American workplace is fairly well regulated. Numerous laws and regulations exist to protect employees from workplace abuses. Despite all of the workplace laws and regulations, a number of workplace conditions remain unregulated. More... |
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| Unemployment Benefits -- General Issues |
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| In addition to the Social Security program established to assist retired and disabled individuals, the Social Security Act of 1935 included a provision for a federal/state unemployment insurance program. This program provides payments to individuals who have lost their jobs, typically through no fault of their own. These payments, which are subject to certain eligibility requirements and are paid for through employer payroll taxes.More... |
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| Employee Benefit Plans |
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| The most basic disclosure requirement that applies to a pension plan provides for individual benefit statements to plan participants and beneficiaries. More... |
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| War Hazards Compensation Act |
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| Congress passed the War Hazards Compensation Act (WHCA) in 1942 to provide benefits to employees of government contractors or their survivors for injuries or deaths stemming from war-risk hazards. The WHCA also reimburses insurance carriers for any workers' compensation benefits paid by the carriers to these employees or survivors. The WHCA replaces wages lost by employees who are held as prisoners of war. It also presumes that missing persons are totally disabled. More... |
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| The Employment and Training Administration |
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| The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Labor. The ETA states that its mission is to "contribute to the more efficient functioning of the U.S. labor market by providing high quality job training, employment, labor market information, and income maintenance services primarily through state and local workforce development systems."More... |
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