How the law protects workers? (OSHA)?
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OSHA grants employees several important rights. Among them are the right to complain to OSHA about safety and health conditions in their workplaces and, to the extent permitted by law, have their identities kept confidential from employers, contest the amount of time OSHA allows for correcting violations of standards, and participate in OSHA workplace inspections.\n\nPrivate sector employees who exercise their rights under OSHA can be protected against employer reprisal, as described in Section 11(c) of the OSH Act. Employees must notify OSHA within 30 days of the time they learned of the alleged discriminatory action. OSHA will then investigate, and if it agrees that discrimination has occurred, OSHA will ask the employer to restore any lost benefits to the affected employee. If necessary, OSHA can initiate legal action against the employer. In such cases, the worker pays no legal fees. The OSHA-approved state plans have parallel employee rights provisions, including protections against employer reprisal.
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Absolutely there are laws to protect you, but what you have stated is somewhat vague, you should try asking a more specific questions, where did the icident take place home, work? what kind of harassment? sexual, physical,or verbal was it your boss or a coworker.
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Workers compensation insurance and state and federal laws may require reporting of all injuries in the workplace.\nYou may be placing yourself in a bad position in-case the injury becomes infected or etc. (you did not indicate the injury. \nbetter safe than sorry.
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there are no laws... but in the employer's policies there might be something about being sent home early.  Like where I work, we do not have to go unless we want to and they can not work us less than 4 hours unless we want to work less.
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Check with OSHA about this.
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check with the OSHA department in your state.  They can give you a better answer than what you'll get on YA.
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No, they're organizations representing a subset of the labor market. (ie: Ironworkers, carpenters, etc.) that formed as a result of an industry abusing their workers due to the lack of protective laws, and oversight by the government. They CAN be bullies themselves, but unions were responsible for creating benefits, and fair wages for their constituency. Too, take the lack of safety regulations, and enforcement in our history.  Before, conditions in many jobs were tantamount to murder. People dying on a weekly basis were common before osha came into being.
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Start with the NEC national electrical code. Then there are NFPA XX standards which address specific industries.\n\nAlso, UL underwriters lab and OSHA occupational Safety Health Assoc. standards.\n\nIf that is not enough, look into TORT law cases against companies who failed to take people in consideration in their design.\n\nOne injured person is worth 10 engineer's career
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Obviously for the employee it enables him/her to go home in the same manner as they arrived to work. \n\nFor the employer it reduces Workman's comp claims. And keeps fines by the OSHA out of your pocket.\nAs well as a healthy employee is a more productive employee.
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STATE LAW WOULD PREVAIL UNLESS IT IS COVERED UNDER FEDERAL LAW. FEDERAL LAW COVERS MILITARY REASSIGNMENTS FOR INSTANCE\nAND THE STATE LAW CAN ADD FURTHER REQUIREMENTS.  YOUR EMPLOYER WILL TELL YOU WHAT LAWS APPLY FOR SURE.
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Assure the safety and health of America's workers by:\n1. Setting and enforcing standards\n2. Providing training, outreach, and education;\n3. Establishing partnerships\n4. Encouraging continual improvement in workplace safety and health\n5.  Providing workplace inspections
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Occupational Health  and safety is an obligation between employers and employees, the public and bystanders that could be affected by poor work habits, equipment, or unqualified staff.  It is the employers obligation to provide a safe working environment, safety equipment for the staff ear-muffs, goggles gloves   Employer must also protect the by-standers and public.ie safety signs.\n\nIt is the employees obligation to use the equipment safely, to protect themselves from foreseeable harm and to protect other staff members and to report unsafe practices, or devices that need repair or are faulty.\n\nHope this helps.
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Probably from years ago, when there were "blue laws", and many, or most businesses were closed.  Later, employees with labor unions wanted a confirmed day off, so it's likey that this is a covered issue in many union contracts.
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The Legislative brach (Elected Representatives ie;congressmen) Makes the labor laws. \nThe Dept. of labor (acting mostly on tips) enforces the laws through fines, arrests, revoking liscences.\nThe Judicial branch Hears the cases made by the Dept. of labor and people apealing their cases against the Dept of labor then makes rulings about which side was acting within the law. They also decide if the Dept. of labor was honoring constitutional rights of all involved.
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It is a law which rather than setting out absolute principles contains a series of principles to be followed in certain conditions.  For example, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 places a general duty on employers  'so far as is reasonably practicable' to protect the health, safety and welfare at work of all employees.  There is clearly a degree of flexibility to deal with individual circumstances.
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You should have access to an employee realtions person internal to your company. They handle these matters in a confidential manner. If you do not have access to an ER person, then you can get in touch with your local OSHA dept and make an anonymous complaint. \n\nNow--if you work in a bar or some place where smoking is the norm, this does not make sense.
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Keep records of every instance when the union fails to protect its members.\n\nThen call the NLRB (National Labor Relations Board).