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Department of Labor poster notifying employees of rights under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 29 U.S.C. § 203 [1] (FLSA) is a United States labor law that creates the right to a minimum wage, and "time-and-a-half" overtime pay when people work over forty hours a week.
The Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (TCHRA) is codified in chapter 21 of the Texas Labor Code although it is commonly still referred to as the TCHRA. The TCHRA/chapter 21 of the Texas Labor Code empowers the TWC similar to the federal Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC) with analogous responsibilities at the state level.
Two other Federal laws, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act [24] (PDA) and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's (PPACA, also known as the Affordable Care Act, the ACA or Obamacare) [25] amendment of the Fair Labor Standards Act, [26] provide some additional protection for parents on the birth of a child. For instance, the PDA upholds ...
As of 2022, the Lone Star State is one of the U.S. states that still pays its citizens $7.25 an hour as provided by federal law. What Is the Current Minimum Wage in Texas?
The standard deduction amounts for 2023 are $27,700 if you’re married filing jointly (an increase of $1,800 from 2022), $20,800 for heads of households (a $1,400 gain) and $13,850 for single ...
Tax exemptions, penalties for e-cigarette manufacturers and a diversion program for at-risk youth are some of the new laws going into effect Jan.1
The Wage and Hour Division enforces over 13 laws, most notably the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Family Medical Leave Act. [3] In FY18, WHD recovered $304,000,000 in back wages for over 240,000 workers and followed up FY19, with a record-breaking $322,000,000 for over 300,000 workers. [4] [5]
Texas Medicaid caregivers’ wages were already near the poverty level. But parents whose sole income came from taking care of their disabled children have now lost their ability to work overtime ...