Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. §201 et seq. Sets minimum wage (currently $7.25 per hour). Requires payment of overtime at a time-and-one-half rate for hours worked in excess of 40 per week. Does not apply to professional, executive, or administrative employees.

Family and Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C. §2601 et seq. Requires employers to provide up to 12 weeks of leave during any 12-month period for the following reasons: (1) birth of a child; (2) adoption of a child or placement of a foster child; (3) to care for a sick spouse, child or parent; or (4) due to the employee's own serious health condition.

Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. §651 et seq. Requires that employers furnish a place of employment free from recognized hazards that are causing, or are likely to cause, death or serious harm to employees

Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. §1001 et seq. Protects the interests of participants in employee benefit plans and their beneficiaries.

Employee Polygraph Act of 1988, 29 U.S.C. §2001, et seq. An employer can request that an employee submit to a polygraph test only if the test is part of an ongoing investigation involving economic loss or injury to the employer's business. The employer must give the employee a statement concerning the nature of the investigation that the employee must sign a Notice form concerning the employee's rights.