Describe the duties of an employer.
(1) The duty to treat employees in a reasonable manner.
(2) An employer must provide his or her employees with a safe working environment, including safe tools, equipment, machinery, and the building itself.
(3) All employers under the jurisdiction of the Fair Labor Standards Act must not demand more than 40 hours of regular rate pay per week. If more than 40 hours are worked in one week, overtime must be paid at a rate of one and a half times the employee’s regular hourly rate.
(4) Payroll deductions paid to the government by the employer to cover federal and state income tax obligations, social security, and insurance.
(5) The Military Selective Service Act of 1950 requires employers to re-employ workers after an honorable discharge from military service. All persons who have been drafted, enlisted, or called to active duty from the reserves will receive this protection.
(6) More than one-half of the states require that workers be given time off with pay at a time convenient to the employer to vote in regular, primary, and general elections.