Common Federal Laws

The Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) - prohibits discrimination on the basis of pregnancy or any pregnancy-related condition. 

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - prohibits discrimination against employees or job applicants on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

Executive Order 11246 - requires government contractors to practice affirmative action.

The Civil Rights Act of 1991 - places a heavier burden on employers attempting to defend themselves against discrimination charges.

Immigration Control Act - prohibits discrimination against any individual on the basis of national origin, citizenship or intended citizenship.

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - a federal law that sets minimum standards for pension plans in private industry.

National Labor Relations Act - entitles employees the right to self organization. Prohibits interference, restraint, coercion, or discrimination on the basis of those rights. 

The Age Discrimination in Employment ACT (ADEA) - prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of age against anyone over 40.

Fair Labor Standards Act - prohibits pay employees less than minimum on overtime rate in excess of 40 hours.

The American with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) - aims to make it easier for persons with disabilities to hold jobs, travel on public transportation, and use public telecommunication services.

Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) - prohibits companies from not permitting employees to take family and medical leave.

COBRA - Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act - provides for continued health coverage under employer's plan for a limited amount of time after termination, death, divorce, etc.

Plant Closure Law (WARN) - provides protection to workers, their families and communities by requiring employers to provide notification 60 calendar days in advance of plant closings and mass layoffs.

The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - bars discrimination against the disabled by government contractors and recipients of federal financial assistance.

Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) - prohibits administration of polygraph examinations to applicants and employees. 

The Equal Pay Act - prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in payment of compensation, including benefits.

Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) - must furnish a safe work environment.

>Career Builder - carries its own listings and offers links to sixteen specialized career sites, including Business Week, developer.com, Phillips Business Information, and Women's Connection Online.

>Foundry Education Foundation (FEF) - the cast metals industry's educational program at the college level.

>Employment Guide - the nation’s leading job board for hourly, skilled, full-time/part-time jobs, internships and summer jobs.  We also offer jobs fairs, an education center and career advice.

>FlipDog - features more than 400,000 jobs and 57,000 employers in 3,700 locations.

>HotJobs - owned by Yahoo, offers advanced management features and smart agents to streamline the recruiting process.

>Jobtrak - leading college recruiting site, has more than 40,000 listings and links to 750 campuses in the United States.

>JobWeb - a college recruiting site run by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, has more than 1,600 member universities and 1,600 employers.

>Monster.com - one of the oldest and largest general recruiting sites on the Internet, with more than 50,000 listings.

>Net-Temps - the web's leading site for recruiting temps, has more than 75,000 listings.

>Spherion - (formerly E. Span) - has developed into one of the largest and best-known web recruiting sites.