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United States of America - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (Public Law No: 116-142). -

Adoption: 2020-06-05 | USA-2020-L-110070

To amend the Small Business Act and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) to modify certain provisions related to the forgiveness of loans under the paycheck protection program (PPP), to allow recipients of loan forgiveness under the paycheck protection program to defer payroll taxes, and for other purposes. The PPP was set by the US Federal government help certain business, self-employed workers, sole proprietors, certain non-profit organizations and tribal businesses to ensure they can keep paying their workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act of 2016 (P.L. 114–311 ) (5 U.S.C. 5547) -

Adoption: 2016-12-16 | USA-2016-L-105981

An Act to provide an increase in premium pay for protective services during 2016, and for other purposes.

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

An Act To amend the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 to reduce a scheduled increase in the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa (P.L. 114-61) (29 U.S.C. 206). -

Adoption: 2015-10-07 | USA-2015-L-100305

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects. -

Adoption: 2009-02-06 | USA-2009-R-81835

Encourages executive agencies to consider using project labor agreements in connection with large-scale construction projects (construction projects where the total cost to the federal government is $25 million or more) involving the construction, rehabilitation, alteration, conversion, extension, repair or improvement of building, highways or other real property. A "project labor agreement" is any pre-hire collective bargaining agreement with one or more labor organizations that establishes the terms and conditions of employment for a specific construction project.

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts (Executive Order 13495) (74 F.R. 6103). -

Adoption: 2009-01-30 | USA-2009-L-81832

Provides that when a service contract from the Federal Government expires, and a new contract is awarded for the same service at the same location, the successor contractor is to rehire the predecessor's employees.

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Notification of Employee Rights under Federal Labor Laws (Executive Order 13496) (74 F.R.6107). -

Adoption: 2009-01-30 | USA-2009-R-81833

Provides that workers working under Federal Government contracts for goods or services must be informed of their labor rights.

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Fair Minimum Wages Act of 2007 (29 U.S.C. 206). -

Adoption: 2007 | USA-2007-L-100306

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Notification and Federal Employee Anti-Discrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-174). (No Fear Act) -

Adoption: 2002-05-15 | USA-2002-L-62144

Requires that Federal agencies be accountable for violations of anti-discrimination and whistleblower protection laws. Establishes that each Federal agency shall post quarterly on its public website certain statistical data relating to Federal sector equal employment opportunity complaints filed with the agency.

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Pay Administration (General); Collection by Offset From Indebted Government Employees Rule (5 CFR Part 550).

Adoption: 1999 | Date of entry into force: 1999-02-01 | USA-1999-R-51623

Final rule from the Office of Personnel Management to make changes in the salary offset regulations to comply with the Debt Collection Improvement Program 1996. The amendments relate to the roles played by disbursing officials and debt collection centres with respect to salary offset. Also included are new expedited salary offset procedures for certain types of recent or small amount debts.

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Industries in American Samoa; Wage Order Rule (29 CFR Part 697)

Adoption: 1993-07-26 | Date of entry into force: 1993-09-01 | USA-1993-R-34133

Under the Fair Labour Standards Act, minimum wage rates in American Samoa are set by a special industry committee appointed by the Secretary of Labour. Industry Committee No. 20 has completed its review and established new minimum wage rates that are published in this rule.

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Minimum Wage and Overtime Violations; Civil Money Penalties Rule (29 CFR Part 578)

Adoption: 1992-10-23 | Date of entry into force: 1992-11-30 | USA-1992-R-31779

Provides the final regulations implementing the civil money penalty provisions of the 1989 Amendments to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 for repeated or wilful violations of sections 6 and 7 of the Act concerning minimum wage and overtime.

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Defining and Delimiting the Terms "Any Employee Employed in a Bona Fide Executive, Administrative, or Professional Capacity (including any Employee Employed in the Capacity of Academic Administrative Personnel or Teacher in Elementary or Secondary Schools), or in the Capacity of Outside Salesman" Rule (29 CFR Part 541)

Adoption: 1992-10-02 | Date of entry into force: 1992-11-09 | USA-1992-R-31807

Provides the final regulations for certain workers employed in computer-related occupations to be exempted from minimum wage and overtime compensation requirements. Implements the provisions of Public Law 101-583 of 15 November 1990.

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Records to be Kept by Employers; Overtime Compensation Rule (29 CFR Parts 516 and 778)

Adoption: 1991-11-21 | USA-1991-R-26636

Provides final regulations for the maximum hours exemption under the Fair Labour Standards Amendments of 1989 for certain employees receiving remedial education beyond regular working hours.

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Exemptions from Minimum Wage and Overtime Compensation Requirements of the Fair Labour Standards Act; Public Sector Employers Rule (29 CFR Part 541)

Adoption: 1991-09-06 | USA-1991-R-25308

Regulations relative to governmental pay practices under Regulations 29 CFR part 541 containing revised criteria for exemption from the minimum wage and overtime compensation requirements of the Fair Labour Standards Act for executive, administrative and professional employees. The purpose of this revision is to provide an exception from certain provisions requiring payment "on a salary basis" applicable only to public sector employees.

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Civil Money Penalties-Procedures for Assessing and Contesting Penalties Rule (29 CFR Part 578)

Adoption: 1991-05-23 | USA-1991-R-25263

Amends the procedural regulations for issuance of assessments of civil money penalties for violations of the child labour, minimum wage, and overtime provisions under the Fair Labour Standards Act.

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Department of Veterans Affairs Health-Care Act of 1991. Public Law 102-40 (H.R. 598) (38 U.S.C.).

Adoption: 1991-05-07 | USA-1991-L-22581

Amends Title 38 of the United States Code to improve the capability of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain physicians and dentists through increases in special pay authorities, to authorise collective bargaining over conditions of employment for health-care employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs and for other purposes. In particular, special provisions are made for nursing personnel (increases in rates of basic pay, recruitment and retention bonus pay, etc.) and a new Subchapter III, entitled Patient Rights, is inserted in Chapter 73 (Title 38) to provide for confidentiality of certain medical records and non-discrimination against alcohol and drug abusers and persons infected with HIV.

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Minimum Wage - American Samoa. Public Law 101-583 (S.2930).

Adoption: 1990-11-15 | USA-1990-L-22340

Elimination of "substantial documentary evidence" requirement for minimum wage determination for American Samoa, and for other purposes.

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Administrative Office of the United States Courts Personnel Act of 1990. Public Law 101-474 (H.R. 4174).

Adoption: 1990-10-30 | USA-1990-L-21362

Establishes a comprehensive personnel system for employees of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, and for other purposes.

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Noncompetitive Appointment of Certain Former Overseas Employees Rule (5 CFR Parts 315 and 316)

Adoption: 1990-10-22 | Date of entry into force: 1990-10-23 | USA-1990-R-20961

Interim regulations, with comments requested, to reduce the length of Federal service (to 12 months) that working family members of U.S. civilian and military personnel assigned overseas must complete in order to qualify for subsequent appointment to career positions on returning to the United States.

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Older Workers Benefit Protection Act. Public Law 101-433 (S.1511).

Adoption: 1990-10-16 | USA-1990-L-21359

Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 USC 621 et seq.) (Legislative Series, 1967-USA 1) to clarify the protection given to older individuals in regard to employee benefit plans, and for other purposes. The Act is also intended to ensure that older workers are not coerced or manipulated into waiving their rights to seek legal relief under the 1967 Act.

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Pay Administration (General); Annual Premium Pay for Administratively Uncontrollable Overtime Work Rule (5 CFR Part 550)

Adoption: 1990-10-09 | Date of entry into force: 1990-09-30 | USA-1990-R-20981

Final regulations made in application of Public Law 101-173, to require that annual premium pay for administratively uncontrollable overtime work be calculated on the basis of the employee's actual rate of basic pay.

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Claims Collection; Salary Offset Rule (16 CFR Part 1027)

Adoption: 1990-08-21 | Date of entry into force: 1990-09-26 | USA-1990-R-20947

Regulations implementing the collection procedures of the Debt Collection Act of 1982 (Public Law 97-365), codified in 5 U.S.C. 5514, which authorize the Federal government to collect debts owed by a Federal employee to the United States through salary offset.

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Career and Career-Conditional Employment Rule (5 CFR Part 315)

Adoption: 1990-07-15 | Date of entry into force: 1990-08-20 | USA-1990-R-20484

Technical amendment to update outdated language in Regulations pertaining to the appeal rights of probationers. The new Regulations would expand one of the factors upon which an employee may base an appeal.

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Performance Management and Recognition System Rule (5 CFR Parts 430, 432 and 540)

Adoption: 1990-06-25 | Date of entry into force: 1990-07-26 | USA-1990-R-20708

Final regulations to modify the formula used to determine merit increases and establish new procedures for dealing with employees who are performing below the "fully successful level", as authorized by the Performance Management and Recognition System Reauthorization Act of 1989.

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Government-Wide Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace (Grants) Rule (7 CFR Part 3017 to 49 CFR Part 29)

Adoption: 1990-05-25 | Date of entry into force: 1990-07-24 | USA-1990-R-20548

This government-wide rule implements the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 requiring all grantees receiving grants from any federal agency to certify to that agency that they will maintain a drug-free workplace.

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Pay Under the General Schedule Rule (5 CFR Part 531)

Adoption: 1990-04-18 | Date of entry into force: 1990-05-21 | USA-1990-R-20529

Final Regulations governing the "maximum payable rate" rules to allow agencies, under certain conditions, to use a special rate of pay as the employee's "highest previous rate" upon reassignment (within the same agency) to a non-special rate position under the General Schedule.

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Implementation of the Minimum Wage Provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1989 in Puerto Rico Rule (29 CFR Part 510)

Adoption: 1990-03-22 | Date of entry into force: 1990-04-01 | USA-1990-R-20475

Provides interim final Regulations implementing the minimum wage provisions of the 1989 amendments to the Fair Labor Standards Act in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The purpose of these Regulations is to categorise industries and government entities in order to determine the appropriate minimum wage phase-in schedule for employers in that category.

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance; Employment, Wages, Self-Employment, and Self-Employment Income Rule (20 CFR Part 404)

Adoption: 1990-02-28 | Date of entry into force: 1990-03-01 | USA-1990-R-20540

Amends several rules in Subpart K - Employment, Wages, Self-Employment, and Self-Employment Income of Part 404 or the Social Security Administration's Regulations, in order to delete provisions no longer in effect, to reflect statutory changes and changes in policy, and to make certain clarifications.

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Minimum Wage-American Samoa (1990) (Unincorporated)

Adoption: 1990 | Date of entry into force: 1990-11-15 | USA-1990-L-31149

Establishes minimum wage for American Samoa. (Abridged version. Not all provisions are included.)

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Federal Employees Health Benefits; Health Insurance Coverage for Certain Temporary Employees Rule (5 CFR Part 890)

Adoption: 1989-12-27 | Date of entry into force: 1990-01-29 | USA-1989-R-9225

Regulations giving certain temporary employees, who were previously excluded from enrolling, the opportunity to participate in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1989. Public Law 101-157 (H.R. 2710).

Adoption: 1989-11-17 | Date of entry into force: 1990-04-01 | USA-1989-L-9220

Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 in respect of the minimum wage, the definition of "Enterprise engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce", certain technical and conforming matters, and provisions relating to special industry committees in Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands and American Samoa. Section 6 makes amendments in relation to the training wage, limitation on work hours, and enforcement provisions. Section 7 amends the maximum hour exemption for employees receiving medical education.

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Prevailing Rate Systems Rule (5 CFR Part 532)

Adoption: 1989-09-14 | Date of entry into force: 1989-10-16 | USA-1989-R-9169

The Office of Personnel Management is issuing final Regulations that will govern the establishment of Federal Wage System schedules in wage areas that have a dominant Federal specialised industry. The stated purpose of these Regulations is to bring wage schedules closer to those of local prevailing rates.

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance; Supplemental Security Income for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled; Decisions by Administrative Law Judges in Cases Remanded by the Courts Rule (20 CFR Parts 404 and 416)

Adoption: 1989-09-13 | USA-1989-R-9168

Under these final Regulations, decisions of Administrative Law Judges fully or partially favourable to the party that are not reviewed by the Appeals Council on its own initiative will be effectuated on a more timely basis.

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Minimum Wages for Federal and Federally Assisted Construction; General Wage Determination Decisions Rule (29 CFR Part 1)

Adoption: 1989-09-08 | USA-1989-R-9170

Specifies basic hourly wage rates and fringe benefits determined to be prevailing for described classes of labourers and mechanics employed on construction projects of a similar character and in the localities specified therein.

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Employment of Workers With Disabilities Under Special Certificates Rule (29 CFR Parts 524, 525 and 529)

Adoption: 1989-08-04 | Date of entry into force: 1989-09-11 | USA-1989-R-9420

Regulations governing the employment of individuals with disabilities at special minimum wages under section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (LS 1966-USA 1).

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Merit Systems Protection Board (5 CFR §§1201-1206)

Adoption: 1989-06-29 | Date of entry into force: 1989-07-09 | USA-1989-R-8170

Revisions intended to clarify the practices and procedures of the Merit Systems Protection Board, in order to facilitate their being made comprehensible to persons who are not practitioners in public administration or law, and to implement the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-12).
Sec. 1201. Appointment of members of the Merit Systems Protection Board.
Sec. 1202. Term of office; filling vacancies; removal.
Sec. 1203. Chairman; Vice Chairman.
Sec. 1204. Powers and functions of the Merit Systems Protection Board.
Sec. 1205. Transmittal of information to Congress.
Sec. 1206. Annual report.

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Practices and Procedures for Appeals of Personnel Actions Allegedly Based on Whistleblowing and Requests for Stays of Personnel Actions in Such Cases Rule (5 CFR Part 1209)

Adoption: 1989-06-29 | Date of entry into force: 1989-07-09 | USA-1989-R-8171

These amendments of the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board add a new Part to implement the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989.

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Labor Certification Process for the Temporary Employment of Aliens in Agriculture in the United States; Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology Rule (20 CFR Part 655)

Adoption: 1989-06-28 | Date of entry into force: 1989-08-04 | USA-1989-R-8174

Sets forth a methodology for computing adverse effect wage rates for the temporary alien agricultural labour certification program. These wage rates are the minimum wage rates which must be offered and paid to U.S. and alien workers by employers seeking certification of temporary or seasonal agricultural labor or services of nonimmigrant alien workers in the United States. Issued in part under the Immigration Reform and Control Act (LS 1986- USA 1).

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Procedures for Predetermination of Wage Rates; Labor Standards Provisions Applicable to Contracts Covering Federally Financed and Assisted Construction and to Certain Nonconstruction Contracts Rule (29 CFR Parts 1 and 5)

Adoption: 1989-01-24 | USA-1989-R-8535

Makes final the regulations for the determination of when the use of a helper classification will be found by the Department of Labor to be prevailing in an area, to allow its use on construction projects subject to certain wage standards under the Davis-Bacon Act and related Acts.

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Supplemental Security Income for the Aged, Blind and Disabled; [Recovery of Payment] against Equity and Good Conscience Rule (20 CFR Parts 404 and 416)

Adoption: 1988-06-08 | USA-1988-R-6700

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Definition of Plan Assets; Participant Contributions Rule (29 CFR Part 2510)

Adoption: 1988-05-11 | USA-1988-R-6248

Defines, for purposes of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, when certain monies which a participant pays to, or has withheld by, an employer for contribution to a pension plan are "plan assets".

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Executive Order Concerning Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay and Allowances (No. 12622)

Adoption: 1987-12-31 | USA-1987-R-4725

Contains basic pay rates for employees of the federal government; supersedes Executive Order No. 12578 of 31 Dec. 1986.

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Interim rules of Practice and Procedure for Administrative Hearings Before Administrative Law Judges in Cases Involving Allegations of Unlawful Employment of Aliens and Unfair Immigration-Related Employment Practices (28 CFR Part 68)

Adoption: 1987-11-13 | USA-1987-R-4619

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Federal Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance; Wage Coverage Rule (20 CFR Part 404)

Adoption: 1987-07-07 | Date of entry into force: 1987-08-11 | USA-1987-R-3854

Revises five Social Security Administration regulations on the treatment of wages for purposes of calculating social security contributions.

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Fair Labor Standards Act; Records to Be Kept by Employers Rule (29 CFR Part 516)

Adoption: 1987-06-26 | USA-1987-R-3807

Revised recordkeeping regulations, including special rules applicable in regard to employees falling within various minimum wage and/or overtime pay exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (LS 1966 - USA 1 (cons.)).

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Executive Order concerning the President's Commission on Compensation of Career Federal Executives (No. 12592)

Adoption: 1987-04-10 | USA-1987-R-3796

The Commission is to advise the President and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management on various aspects of pay levels.

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Application of the Fair Labor Standards Act to Employees of State and Local Governments Rule (29 CFR Part 553)

Adoption: 1987-01-12 | Date of entry into force: 1987-02-17 | USA-1987-R-3303

Implements sections 2 to 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1985 (Public Law 99-150) concerning the application of the minimum wage and overtime pay provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (see LS 1966 - USA 1 (cons.)) to state and local government employees. Subpart A contains rules on certain statutory exclusions and exemptions, compensatory time provisions and recordkeeping requirements. Subpart B defines the status of volunteers who are excluded from the definition of "employee" under the Act, and Subpart C concerns fire protection and law enforcement personnel.

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986. Public Law 99-509 (H.R. 5300).

Adoption: 1986-10-21 | USA-1986-L-2881

Contains the budget for fiscal year 1987. Title IX - Subtitle C (Older Americans Pension Benefits) amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (LS 1967 - USA 1) and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to prohibit discrimination on the basis of age in employee pension benefit plans (sections 9201-9204). Title IX - Subtitle D contains a series of amendments relating to the medicare programme (medical care for older persons; sections 9301-9353). Provisions regarding medicaid (medical care for indigents) and maternal and child health are contained in Title IX - Subtitle E (sections 9401-9443).

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Law, Act

Wages Paid to Handicapped Workers Act. Public Law 99-486 (S. 2884).

Adoption: 1986-10-16 | USA-1986-L-2879

Amends section 14 of the Fair Labor Standards Act (LS 1966 - USA 1 (consolidation)) to permit the employment of individuals whose earning or productive capacity is impaired by age, physical or mental deficiency, or injury, at wages which are (1) lower than the applicable minimum wage, (2) commensurate with wages paid to nonhandicapped workers in the vicinity for the same type, quality and quantity of work and (3) related to the individual's productivity. Such payment may be made only pursuant to special certificates issued by the Secretary of Labor, who shall not issue a certificate unless the employer agrees to review the wage levels every six months and to adjust them every year. Any employee receiving a special minimum wage may petition for its review by the Secretary, in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Act.

United States of America - Conditions of employment - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Labor Certification Process for the Temporary Employment of Aliens in the United States Rule (20 CFR Part 655)

Adoption: 1986-06-27 | USA-1986-R-2467

Issued by the Department of Labor in conjunction with the temporary employment of non-immigrant alien agricultural workers.