Payroll Accounting Research Project – Topic and Sources Due

THE HOME WORK IS “Your
topic and the sources you have chosen to use for your Library Research
Project are due this week. For each source you must include a brief
statement as to why you chose each source and what content you will use
from it to support your topic.”

THIS ARE THE TOPIC SELECTION ONE NEEDS TO BE CHOSEN:

Select a federal or state legislation related to fair employment practices from the following topic selections:

• Social Security Act, 1935.
  • The
    Social Security Act was signed into law by President Roosevelt on
    August 14, 1935. In addition to several provisions for general welfare,
    the new Act created a social insurance program designed to pay retired
    workers age 65 or older a continuing income after retirement. 
• Fair Labor Standards Act, FSLA, 1938.
  • The
    Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes certain minimum
    requirements for wages, hours of work, premium overtime, and payroll
    records. The FLSA identifies two types of employees: non-exempt
    employees and exempt employees. 
• Civil Rights Act, 1964. Title VII.
  • Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin.
• The Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
  • The
    Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is the Federal Law that
    makes it illegal for employers to discriminate on the basis of a
    disability. It makes it illegal for an employer to discriminate against a
    qualified individual with a disability in job application procedures;
    the hiring, advancement, or discharge of employees; employee
    compensation; job training; or other terms, conditions, and privileges
    of employment, because of the individual disability.
• Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 1967.
  • Employers
    are prohibited by the Age Discrimination in Employment Act from
    discriminating against workers who are 40 years of age or older. The
    ADEA’s purpose is “to promote the employment of older persons based on
    their ability rather than age; prohibit arbitrary age discrimination in
    employment; to help employers and workers find ways of meeting problems
    arising from the impact of age on employment.”
• Family Medical Leave Act, FMLA, 1993.
  • This
    law, passed by Congress in 1993, requires certain employers to give
    their workers up to 12 weeks off per year to care for a seriously ill
    family members, recuperate from their own serious illness or take care
    of a newborn or newly adopted child. When they return from leave, these
    workers have the right to be reinstated to their old position

     THEN SOURCES NEED TO BE CHOSEN AND THESE ARE THE QUESTIONS YOU NEED TO KEEP IN MIND (NOT ANSWER THEM) WHEN CHOOSING THE SOURCES:  

Use library resources to research the following:

• What is the Act you have chosen and when was it enacted?
• What is required by employers to be in compliance with the Act? What are the employee rights under the Act?
• What was the purpose and/or intent of the Act established by the state or federal government? Identify social/economic benefits.
• Who benefits by the Act? 
• Note
  any changes to the Act that you have discovered in your research since
  the enactment date. What, why, and when were the changes made?
• Give observations and opinions about the Act. Do you believe it fulfills its original purpose?
• Include examples of persons you know who have benefited by the Act, if appropriate.

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