Compensation Key Legislation
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- Davis-Bacon Act - 1931
- Established prevailing wage & benefit requirements for the contractors on federally funded construction projects
- Copeland "Anti-Kickback" Act -1934
- Prohibitis federal contractors from receiving kickbacks from employees or subcontractors for wages earned on federal projects
- Walsh-Healey Act - 1936
- Extended the concept of prevailing wage to employers who manufacture or supply goods under government contracts and required time and a half
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) - 1938
- Known as the "Wage & Hour Law"; regulates employee overtime status (exempt & nonexempt), overtime pay, child labor, minimum wage, record keeping, and other administrative concerns
- Oortal-toPortal Act - 1947
- Defines what is included as hours worked and is therefore compensable and a factor in calculating overtime
- Equal Pay Act (EPA) - 1963
- Prohibits wage discrimination by requiring equal pay for equal work
- Service Contract Act - 1965
- Extended prevailing wage rate and benefit requirements to employers providing services under federal government contracts
- Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) - 1967
- Determined that older workers may not be discriminated against by performance-based pay systems
- Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) - 1967
- Income tax credit to encourage employers to hire people from targeted groups
- Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit
- Income tax credit to encourage employers to hire long-term welfare recipients