LAWS/CONSUMER ISSUES AND AGENCIES

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Mind Map on LAWS/CONSUMER ISSUES AND AGENCIES, created by kaleb Ferry on 15/11/2016.
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LAWS/CONSUMER ISSUES AND AGENCIES
  1. EMA
    1. Goal is to protect human health and the enviorment.
      1. EMA ensures that:
        1. all Americans are protected from significant risks to human health and the environment where they live, learn and work
          1. national efforts to reduce environmental risk are based on the best available scientific information
            1. the United States plays a leadership role in working with other nations to protect the global environment.
      2. FMLA
        1. The Federal and Medical Leave Act
          1. Provides eligable employees with unpaid job protected leave to take care of certain family and medical situations.
          2. Applies to private employers with 50+ employees for 20 or more weeks a year. Public Agencies and for elementary schools.
            1. To be eligable you have to of worked for the employer for at least 12 Months
              1. 1250 hours need to have been worked before the start of the leave
              2. Has to be a 50 person employment minimum or 75 miles within the location
                1. !2 weeks of unpaid job protected leave
                  1. GUARANTEES
                    1. Health benifits
                      1. Employees can return to same position.
                    2. Covered employees must display FMLA poster within 5 days of receiving letter.
                    3. OHSA
                      1. Occupational Safety and Health Administraion
                        1. protects the employees
                          1. Workers have the right to a safe workplace
                            1. Employers must follow all OHSA standards.
                      2. Poison Control
                        1. Supports the nations 55 poison control centers in effort to control and treat poisons.
                          1. Centers offer free 24 hour poison help or over the phone
                          2. Their mission is to actively advance the health care role and public health mission of our members through information, advocacy, education and research.
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