There are many regulatory agencies in the Federal Government who are concerned with compliance with specific employment law that has been delegated to them for enforcement. They are:
Department of Labor
- Wages & Hours
- Workplace Safety & Health
- Workers' Compensation
- Employee Benefits
- Employee Protection
- Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
- Employee Polygraph Protection Act
- Garnishment of Wages
- The Family and Medical Leave Act
- Veterans' Preference
- Government Contracts, Grants, or Financial Aid
- Transportation
- Plant Closings & Layoffs
- Unemployment Insurance
- Health Plans and Benefits (ERISA), (COBRA) and (HIPAA)
- Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)
- Executive Order 11246
- Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, amended
- The Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974
- Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and as amended
US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) and as amended
- The Pregnancy Discrimination Act
- The Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA)
- The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA)
- Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and as amended
- Civil Rights Act of 1991
- Section 501 and 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
- The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA)
Department of Transportation
- Regulations for operations of commercial vehicles
- Drug testing and training for Drivers of commercial vehicles
Department of Homeland Security
- E-Verify – Determination of eligibility of employee to work in the United States
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
- I-9 Verification of identity and right to work in the United States
U.S. Department of the Treasury
- Enforcing Federal finance and tax laws
- Establishing contribution limits for retirement and deferred compensation plans
Department of Education
- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
- Office of Civil Rights (OCR)
- Title IX of Education Amendments of 1972