Research Paper on:
Legislation and Employee Benefits

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history have been mandated by government. For example, all companies (including those self-employed entrepreneurs) are required to pay into the governments Social Security system. While the benefits of  the system are not immediate, the theory behind the system is that employees receive the benefits when they retire. Even state-run agencies, which are not necessarily required to pay  into that system, have their own government-mandated system for retirees. There are other benefits however, that involves some gray areas simply because they  are not clear or, they allow employers a great deal of latitude when it comes to supplying these benefits. For example, an employer is not required by law to  offer an employee of pension plan. But if the employer does decides to offer that plan, there is legislation indicating how much both employer and employee can contribute to  such a plan. This paper will examine legislative impact on three types of employee benefits: pension planning, the Family Medical Leave Act, and  the Americans With Disabilities Act. The first one of these benefits is not necessarily mandated by legislation, but the latter two are under certain circumstances.  While this paper doesnt address the hospitality industry specifically, much of legislation indicated crosses all types of jobs and job descriptions, as well as industries. Required Pension Benefits  As mentioned before, employers are not necessarily required to offer pension benefits. Many do however, because they believe, and rightfully so, that  such a benefit helps boost workforce retention. Many pension plans are profit-sharing plans, meaning that the employee needs to remain on that particular job for a set period of time