HA255 01 Unit 6 Assignment
LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF HUMAN
RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
HA255: Human Resources for Healthcare Organizations
Unit 8 Assignment
Professor
Topics
Law in Human Resources
Implications of Law in Human Resources
Fair Labor Standards Act
History of the Fair Labor Standards Act
National Labor Relations Act
History of the National Labor Relations Act
Resources
Law in Human Resources (HR)
What is it?
Law is “a body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by controlling authority, and having binding legal force”
(Black, 1979).
Law provides an answer to a common question from Human
Resources Management
(HRM): by what authority do I act? (Hernandez, 2009).
Implications of Law in HR
Law is a formal identification of the boundary for risking and experiencing formal accountability and finality of judgment
(Hernandez, 2009).
If the authority to act is not identifiable, then a more conservative approach would be to not act (Hernandez, 2009).
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
What is the FLSA?
It is what sets minimum wage and overtime pay, as well as setting restrictions on allowing minors to work.
In nonagricultural operations, anyone under 16 is restricted on how many hours they can work.
Any individual under 18 is forbidden to be employed by some jobs that may be deemed “too dangerous” (U.S. Department of Labor).
History of the FLSA
Before being passed in 1938 by
President Roosevelt, all individuals were required to work 10 hour days. This act was mainly focused on preventing women and children from working long days.
In 1868 congress passed a law to only have an 8 hour work day
(Samuel, 2000).
More History of the FLSA
Laws regulating wages for women and minors came much later because of the early labor opposition. By 1916 almost ever state had passed laws prohibiting child labor. In 1937, a bill was passed for a 40 cent minimum wage (Samuel,
2000).
National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)
What it is –
It defines unfair
RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
HA255: Human Resources for Healthcare Organizations
Unit 8 Assignment
Professor
Topics
Law in Human Resources
Implications of Law in Human Resources
Fair Labor Standards Act
History of the Fair Labor Standards Act
National Labor Relations Act
History of the National Labor Relations Act
Resources
Law in Human Resources (HR)
What is it?
Law is “a body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by controlling authority, and having binding legal force”
(Black, 1979).
Law provides an answer to a common question from Human
Resources Management
(HRM): by what authority do I act? (Hernandez, 2009).
Implications of Law in HR
Law is a formal identification of the boundary for risking and experiencing formal accountability and finality of judgment
(Hernandez, 2009).
If the authority to act is not identifiable, then a more conservative approach would be to not act (Hernandez, 2009).
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
What is the FLSA?
It is what sets minimum wage and overtime pay, as well as setting restrictions on allowing minors to work.
In nonagricultural operations, anyone under 16 is restricted on how many hours they can work.
Any individual under 18 is forbidden to be employed by some jobs that may be deemed “too dangerous” (U.S. Department of Labor).
History of the FLSA
Before being passed in 1938 by
President Roosevelt, all individuals were required to work 10 hour days. This act was mainly focused on preventing women and children from working long days.
In 1868 congress passed a law to only have an 8 hour work day
(Samuel, 2000).
More History of the FLSA
Laws regulating wages for women and minors came much later because of the early labor opposition. By 1916 almost ever state had passed laws prohibiting child labor. In 1937, a bill was passed for a 40 cent minimum wage (Samuel,
2000).
National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)
What it is –
It defines unfair
References: 3e, 3rd Edition. [VitalSource Bookshelf version]. Retrieved August 16, 2015 from http:// Labor Standards Act. Monthly Labor Review, 32-37. The Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved August 16, 2015 from http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2000/12/art3full.pdf Retrieved August 16, 2015 from http://www.dol.gov/whd/flsa/ National Labor Relations Board. Pre-Wagner Act labor relations. Retieved August 16, 2015 from http://www.nlrb.gov/who-we-are/our-history/pre-wagner-act-labor-relations