1 00:00:00,500 --> 00:00:07,800 Employment regulations derive from laws passed by Congress, state legislatures, and local governing bodies as well as executive orders. 2 00:00:08,300 --> 00:00:12,700 These regulations commonly focus on fair treatment of people in the workplace. 3 00:00:13,500 --> 00:00:19,300 Nearly all employment laws can be categorized into 4 areas of the regulatory environment. 4 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:22,000 Let's take a look at each of these four areas. 5 00:00:23,700 --> 00:00:30,700 Equal Employment Opportunity laws prohibit specific types of job discrimination in the workplace. The EEOC oversees compliance. 6 00:00:31,500 --> 00:00:37,300 Second, additional laws control compensation through Federal, State and Local government regulation. 7 00:00:37,900 --> 00:00:44,500 Third, Employee Safety and Health laws keep employees free from harm, including the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. 8 00:00:45,300 --> 00:00:53,200 Finally, the Wagner Act, the Taft-Hartley Act, and the Landrum-Griffin Act constitute the core of U.S. labor law, known as the National Labor Code. 9 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:57,800 These four categories of employment law help frame the regulatory environment.