Title: Employee Rights: How Laws Protect the Employees- Marcarian Law
1Employee Rights How Laws Protect the Employees
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2What is Employee Rights?
Employee rights are a set of principles defined
by the International Labor Organization, a United
Nations agency that aims to guarantee fair,
healthy and equitable work conditions for
employees by setting forth international labor
standards through conventions and treaties,
including the Universal Declaration on Human
Rights and the International Covenant on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
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3top five key s you must know about workers
rights
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41. Workplace Safety
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) have the primary responsibility for
enforcing the law, although state agencies may
also have a role in implementing certain
provisions.
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5The Employer Shared Responsibility Payment
provision requires that companies with 50 or more
full-time workers offer them a minimal level of
health insuranceor pay a substantial penalty.
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6Even though each state has its unemployment
insurance agency, jobless benefits are offered
through a joint federal-state program.
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7- 4. Whistleblower Protections
A patchwork of federal statutes helps protect
Whistleblower Attorney who reports their employer
for violations of the law. Whistleblower
protections are often built into other pieces of
legislation that govern an industry.
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8- 5. Employment-Based Discrimination
The Act made it illegal for businesses to
discriminate based on race, color, religion,
sex, or national origin.
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