State labor legislation enacted in 1985.

From: Monthly Labor Review | Date: January 1, 1986| Author: | Copyright information

State labor legislation enacted in 1985

There was a significant amount of both legislative activity and court action in the States during 1985, covering a wide variety of subjects in the field of employment standards.1 Major laws were enacted concerning many of the traditional issues such as minimum wage protection, collection of unpaid wages, bans on employment discrimination, public employee collective bargaining, and restrictions on the use of polygraph examinations. Legislation on the rights of employees to receive information and training about toxic substances found on ...

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