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#Federal Labor Laws

Specific Federal employment and labor laws are linked below.

About Federal Labor Laws

Laws are also called statutes and regulations enforce them. Acts of congress establish Federal labor laws, as well as other Federal laws.

Act contents, explanations and interpretations by governmental and other qualified Web sites are linked below by act title. Acts that are not Federal labor laws per se, but that do have provisions related to some aspect of employment, are also included.

States are permitted to enact and enforce their own employment and labor laws that include or expand the minimum protections afforded by the Federal laws. To research state employment and labor laws on the Web, start in State Labor Laws .

Federal Labor Law Links

This list of Federal labor law links is comprehensive, but not necessarily all-inclusive. If you're searching for one that's not listed below, try Federal Labor Law Research .

Although it's not a Federal labor law per se, it does have provisions to protect the compensation and other benefits of airport security screeners hired by private screening companies. They are entitled to the same or better compensation and benefits as airport security screeners hired by the Federal Government (e.g. Transportation Security Administration).

Even though it's not a labor law, the employment-related provisions make it unlawful for employers to discriminate against incumbent employees and public-sector job applicants because of bankruptcy or the bad debts they had before filing for bankruptcy.