Workplace Regulations

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Regulations

Brandon Castle
Colorado Mesa University
December 1, 2016

Introduction
The issue concerning regulations has been a prevalent one in recent history. While certain regulations can show to be preposterous, proper regulation and a good amount of it is necessary for a healthy society. There are certain issues where it is necessary for regulation to be present like environmental, food, and employment, for example. Despite it being viewed as having a very important role, regulation has not escaped criticisms throughout time. One popular criticism is that certain regulations, or too many regulations, hamper an individual’s way of life. It must be understood that the majority of regulations are needed in order to prevent …show more content…

There are quite a few regulations administered by the Department of Labor (DOL) which include: Equal Employment Opportunity, Workplace Safety and Health, Worker’s Compensation, etc. Equal Employment Opportunity protects potential workers from being discriminated by their employers for arbitrary traits. Some of these traits include, but are not limited to: Age, Ethnicity, etc. The Workplace Safety and Health regulation ensures that the correct measures are taken to limit illness, injuries, etc. in the workplace. One particular example of this is the Occupational Safety and Health (OSA) Act, which states that it was enacted to: “assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women [5].” In turn, this lead to the formation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which enabled states to run their own programs concerning health and safety as long as they were as sufficient as the federal program [5]. It seems that regulations like these are not only important, but essential as well. If these regulations were not in place, who knows of the untold distress that would be inflicted on workers and potential employment seekers. Certain employers could practice favoritism when hiring new employees while an increase (more than likely) would be seen in the risk of illness, injury, or worse as far as the workers are concerned. It’s pretty obvious that the very thought of deregulation in an area like this is completely

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