Step 1:
Create a 3-column, 6-row chart
In the first row at the top of the chart:
Label the first column “Agency/Law”
Label the second column “Description”
Label the third column “Example”
Step 2:
List the following agencies/laws in the first column under the “Agency/Law” heading:
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
American with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
Step 3:
IIn the second column under the “Description” heading for each agency or law:
Provide a brief description of the type of law or agency covered.
Describe the function of that agency or law.
Step 4:
In the third column under the “Example” heading for each agency or law:
Provide one example of how the law/agency would be applied.
Provide one example of a violation of that law/agency.
| Agency/Law | Description | Example |
|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) | Government agency that sets and enforces safety and health regulations in the workplace | Conducting regular inspections to ensure a safe and healthy working environment |
| Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) | Federal agency that enforces laws prohibiting workplace discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or genetic information | Investigating a claim of discriminatory hiring practices based on race |
| American with Disabilities Act (ADA) | Federal law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in the areas of employment, public accommodations, transportation, and telecommunications | Requiring a workplace to provide reasonable accommodations for an employee with a disability |
| Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) | Federal law that provides eligible employees with job-protected leave for specific family and medical reasons | Allowing an employee to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to care for a newborn child |
| Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) | Federal law that establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor standards for covered employees | Ensuring that an employee is paid at least the federal minimum wage |