Chronological Overview of U.S. Employment Law

	The following list is of federal legislation only.  Students 
should note that states have numerious variations of and additions to 
federal law.  Also of importance is the case law, Presidential Executive 
Orders, and regulatory institutions which are not covered here.  A rich 
resource on these sources can be found at Cornell or other sources 
located on the Industrial Relations & Human Resources Page
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	Also, the list here is not strictly employment law.  The intent 
is to cover legislation which has an impact on the employment 
relationship beyond traditional employment relations--e.g., including 
benefits.

Sherman Anti-Trust Act					1890
Clayton Act						1912
Railway Labor Act					1926
Davis-Bacon Act						1931
Norris-LaGuardia Act					1932
Wagner Act						1935
Social Security Act					1935
Fair Labor Standards Act				1938
Taft-Hartley Act					1947
Landrum-Griffin Act					1959
Equal Pay Act						1963
Civil Rights Act					1964
Age Discrimination in Employment Act			1967
Occupational Safety and Health Act			1970
Rehabilitation Act					1973
Vietnam Era Veteran's Readjustment Act			1974
Employee Retirement Income Security Act			1974
Whistleblower Protection Act				1986
Immigration Reform and Control Act			1986
Comprehensive Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 	1986
Tax Reform Act						1986
Drug-Free Workplace Act					1988
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act	1988
Polygraph Protection Act				1988
Older Worker Benefit Protection Act			1990
Civil Rights Act					1991
Glass Ceiling Act					1991
Americans with Disabilities Act				1992
Family and Medical Leave Act				1993