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AFSCME 1550 is available to help you with workplace issues and concerns that are too daunting to bear. We can help you file the necessary forms to the appropriate agencies regarding safety issues, discrimination, sexual harassment and grievances. AFSCME 1550 stands ready and will provide the support our members need during a work-related crisis.
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Know Your Rights
As an employee, you have rights!
family medical leave act(FMLA)
When you or a loved one experiences a serious health condition
that requires you to take time off from work, the stress from
worrying about keeping your job may add to an already difficult
situation.
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) may be able to help.
Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA)
OSHA stands for "The Occupational Safety and Health Administration" and is a federal agency that establishes on-the-job safety protections for workers. They get a bad rap sometimes, but OSHA regulations are crucial to the well-being of our workforce. OSHA plays an important role in our economy, preventing workplace illnesses and injuries that would otherwise burden the health care system and cause thousands of workers and their families to lose wages.
Equal Employment Opportunity commission (EEOC)
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, transgender status, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.
Worker's Compensation
Workers’ compensation provides medical expenses, lost wages, and rehabilitation costs to employees who are injured or become ill “in the course and scope” of their job. It also pays death benefits to families of employees who are killed on the job.
National labor Relation Act (NLRB)
The NLRA is a federal law that grants employees the right to form or join unions; engage in protected, concerted activities to address and improve working conditions.
Department of Labor
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is responsible for administering and enforcing some of the nation’s most important worker protection laws. WHD is committed to ensuring that workers in this country are paid properly and for all the hours they work, regardless of immigration status. DOL investigates issues regarding FMLA, wages, fair labor, and other worker rights
American Disability Act (ADA)
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in several areas, including employment, transportation, public accommodations, communications and access to state and local government’ programs and services. As it relates to employment, Title I of the ADA protects the rights of both employees and job seekers. The ADA also establishes requirements for telecommunications relay services. Title IV, which is regulated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), also requires closed captioning of federally funded public service announcements.
Office of Equal Rights
The Office of Equal Rights serves the Agency and the Nation by promoting affirmative employment, a discrimination-free work place, and equal access to FEMA programs and benefits.