Here Are The Reasons:
1. Breaks at Work, including a Lunch Break not offered prior by Many
2. Weekends Off, Generally for the Masses
3. Pensions
4. Social Security
5. Unemployment Insurance
6. Worker’s Compensation (Worker’s Comp)
7. Holiday Pay
8. Sick Leave
9. Military Leave
10. Paid Vacation
11. FMLA – Family Medical Leave of Absence
12. Pregnancy and Parental Leave
13. Child Labor Laws
14. Laws tended to End Sweatshops in the United States
15. Workplace Safety Standards and Regulations
16. Minimum Wage
17. Collective Bargaining Rights for Employees
18. Health Care Insurance coverage collectively thru your Employer
19. Dental Insurance coverage collectively thru your Employer (Not Everyone Offers, But Many Actually Do offer Dental)
20. Life Insurance coverage collectively thru your Employer (Not Everyone Offers, But Many Actually Do offer Life)
21. Vision Insurance coverage collectively thru your Employer (Not Everyone Offers, But Many Actually Do offer Vision)
22. The Right to Strike
23. Public Education for Children
24. Civil Rights Act/Title VII (Prohibits Employer Discrimination)
25. Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA)
26. Attained the 8-Hour Work Day as a Standard Day for Work
27. The 40 Hour Work Week became the Standard Work Week
28. Overtime Pay for General Employees (Normally past 40 Hours of Work within a Week)
29. Privacy Rights
30. Wrongful Termination Laws
31. Veteran’s Employment and Training Services (VETS)
32. Compensation increases and Evaluations (Raises)
33. Whistleblower Protection Laws
34. Employee Polygraph Protect Act (Prohibits Employer from using a lie detector test on an employee)
35. Equal Pay Acts of 1963 & 2011 (Requires employers pay men and women equally for the same amount of work)
36. Sexual Harassment Laws
37. Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
38. Age Discrimination Employment Act of 1967