Illinois is a great state. It is home to deep dish pizza, the American gangster, and President Barack Obama. However, Illinois is also home to another interesting unique cultural and political institution, which is the backbone of the American economy. This backbone is not manufacturing. It is not research and development. It is a well-established, well thought out, and extremely comprehensive labor law, which is specifically designed to protect both business leader and employee from corruption and legal wrongdoing. While everyone knows that the federal government has been in the business of protecting the American worker since the late nineteenth century, some of us may have forgotten that the federal government which has been established in Washington is not allowed to do everything. One of the things that make the United States such a wonderful place to live is the fact that the civilians control the central government.
Furthermore, states, which comprise sections of American territory, have been allowed to retain parts of their sovereignty. Every state from Florida to Alaska, from Maine to Hawaii is allowed to legislate and enforce its own laws. This is the very essence of self-rule, upon which the United States was built. Based on this information, it is safe to say that the United States is home to two separate but cooperating legal systems, federal and state law. Of course, these two types of legislation often find themselves at odds with each other. For example, federal and state law enforcement officers often compete with one another over who holds jurisdiction in a high-profile criminal case.
However, labor law is not an area of competition between the two systems of jurisprudence. For instance, if you were to enter any type of establishment in Illinois, whether it is the Springfield Armory or a commercial farming center, he would find labor law posters in all of the cafeterias, workspaces, loading docks, and even some of the managerial offices as well. National law requires that federal labor law posters be posted in these areas. However, federal posters do not contain information on regulations such as the Equal Pay Act and Victims’ Economic Security and Safety Act, a law which is only applicable in the state of Illinois. This previously mentioned legislation and others such as the regulations against wage theft can only be examined by taking a glance at an Illinois labor law posters. Based on this information, it is clear that labor law posters are extremely important to ensure the proper operation of commercial establishments throughout the United States.
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