Managing the employment relationship in the USA

What laws and regulations govern the employment relationship?

A number of federal, state, and local laws and doctrines govern the employment relationship in the United States, such as:

• the National Labour Relations Act;
• the employment at-will doctrine;
• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964;
• the Age Discrimination in Employment Act;
• the Americans with Disabilities Act;
• the Family and Medical Leave Act;
• the Fair Labour Standards Act;
• the Equal Pay Act; and
• the Immigration Reform and Control Act.