Other Pertinent Laws
To round out the legal picture, it is important to note additional federal laws affecting human resource management. The Comprehensive Employment and Training Act [CETA] provides federal sponcorship and funding for programs to train disadvantaged individuals through private employers. The programs expend the supply of available labor for an employer and at the same time serve to aid the disadvantaged.
The Occupational Safety and Health Act [OSHA] imposes a wide range of requirement on employers relating to working conditions and operating practices, but also imposes demands on staffing and on training practices of employers. OSHA may also cause changes in the design of jobs, leading to shifts in staffing and training requirement.
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act [ERISA] establishes certain standards for employer-sponsored benefit programs. Under ERISA, personnel policies and practices regrading termination, retirement, and reemployment may be regulated and thus have an influence on human resource planning. Also ERISA requirements impose burdens on personnel-related costs and upon informational records and reporting relating to employees.
Finally, there is an extensive body of labor law which directly affects the determination and administration of employees. As professional and technical [White-collar] employees are represented by labor unions, this body of federal law, regulations, and administrative ruling of the National Labor Relations Board [NLRB] all directly affect employment practice. Human resource planning needs to take into consideration the potential implications of legal requirements under collective bargaining and contract administration.