Employee Safety, Health, and Welfare Law

Employee Safety , Health , and Welfare Law

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Employee Safety , Health , and Welfare Law

As employers , we are bound to abide by the minimum labor standards set by the various laws in the land . Recognizing the employees and human resource as any organization 's best resource , it is important that employers know how to take care of employees especially in terms of safety , health and good working environment . In to understand this , it is important

that employers be able to recognize the various laws and how they will affect their dealings with the employees . These laws provide for the responsibilities employers have for their employees and also safeguard the employees in case of non-observance and violation of these responsibilities . It cannot be denied that many employers neglect the safety and health of their employees . In this regard , laws like the Family and Medical Leave ACT or the FMLA and the Worker 's Compensational Safety and Health Act or OSHA ensures that the rights of employees are protected as much as the discretion of employers are restricted in terms of providing the best working conditions for their employees

Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA

According to the United States Department of Labor (2008 , the Family and Medical Leave Act grants the covered employees with up to 12 workweeks of unpaid leave in a 12-month period for any of the reasons enumerated by law . The leave privileges to covered employees who are unable to work for major medical and health reasons like the birth and care of a newborn child serious illness care of immediate family member with serious illness (U .S . Department of Labor , 2008 Under this law , the employee who availed of the unpaid leave is entitled to return to work in the same position with the same benefits , pay status and other employment conditions (U .S Office of Personnel Management , 1999 . This is very important because in some cases prolonged absence or inability to work for a period of 12 weeks can be for some employers a ground for termination , demotion or loss of seniority . Under the law , employers have the responsibility to afford consideration to its employees without necessarily punishing them for the prolonged absence at work . It is the responsibility of the employer to extend consideration and support for its employees who may need time off at work in to attend to medical and health issues . In this way , employees can be allowed to attend to their health and ensure that work will not intervene or prevent them from attending to these needs

The law is intended to protect employees , who by reason of emergent and serious health and medical conditions are unable to work even though they are willing to work . In effect , the law recognizes the rights of the employees to health benefits and to attend to serious personal and family matters without sacrificing their employment

Under the...