| Act
name |
Associated
statute(s) |
Statute
of
limitations |
Date
Passed |
Description |
| Administrative
Procedures Act |
5
U.S.C. Subchapter II |
|
|
Establishes
the due process requirements imposed upon federal administrative
agencies when dealing with the public so as to respect the due
process requirements of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments. |
| Age
Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) |
29
U.S.C. § 623(d) |
180-300
days |
|
|
| Agency
Practice Act |
5
U.S.C. §500 |
|
|
Created
the IRS' Enrolled Agent Program. This program essentially
"licenses" attorneys and CPAs to practice before the
Internal Revenue Service. |
| Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA) |
42
U.S.C. §12203(a)
29 C.F.R. Part 1640 |
|
|
|
| Anti-Injunction
Act |
26
U.S.C. 7421 |
|
|
Prevents
suits that might interfere with the LAWFUL assessment or
collection of taxes. Does not protect unlawful collection
actions for taxes not owed. |
| Asbestos
Hazard Emergency Response Act of 1986 |
15
U.S.C. § 2651 |
90
days |
|
|
| Asbestos
School Hazard Detection & Control Act |
20
U.S.C. § 3608 |
|
|
|
| Assimilated Crimes
Act |
18
U.S.C. 13 |
|
|
Gives
state laws jurisdiction within federal enclaves within a state. |
| Atomic
Energy and Energy Reorganization Acts |
42
U.S.C. § 5851 |
180
days |
|
|
| Buck
Act |
4
U.S.C. 105-111 |
|
|
Delegates
authority to State governments to collect State income taxes
within "federal areas" or "federal enclaves"
within the limits of a Union state. |
| Civil
Rights Act of 1964 ("Title VII) |
42
U.S.C. § 2000e |
180-300
days |
|
|
| Civil
Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act |
42
U.S.C. § 1997d |
|
|
|
| Civil
Service Reform Act of 1978 |
5
U.S.C. 7111 and 7114 |
|
|
|
| Civil
Service Reform Act |
5
U.S.C. § 2302 |
|
|
|
| Civil
Service Reform Act
(FBI employees) |
5
U.S.C. § 2303 |
|
|
|
| Civil
War Reconstruction Era Federal Civil Rights Statutes |
42
U.S.C. §§ 1981,1983, 1985, 1985(2) (witness protection) |
|
|
|
| Civilian
Employees of the Armed Forces |
10
U.S.C. § 1587 |
|
|
|
| Clayton
Act (antitrust) |
15
U.S.C. § 615(a) |
4
years-see 15 U.S.C. § 15(b) |
|
|
| Clean
Air Act |
42
U.S.C. § 7622
29 C.F.R. Part 24 |
30
days |
|
|
| Coast
Guard whistleblower protection |
46
U.S. C. § 2114 |
|
|
|
| Commercial
Motor Vehicles Program |
49
U.S.C. § 31105 |
180
days |
|
|
| Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
("Super Fund"), |
42
U.S.C. § 9610
29 C.F.R. Part 24 |
30
days |
|
|
| Contractor
Employees of the Armed Forces |
10
U.S.C. § 2409 |
|
|
|
| Declaratory
Judgment Act |
28
U.S.C. §2201 |
|
|
|
| Employee
Polygraph Protection Act |
29
U.S.C. § 2002
29 C.F.R. § 801 et seq., esp. 801-40 |
3
years |
|
|
| Energy
Reorganization Act |
42
U.S.C. § 5851
29 C.F.R. Part 24 |
180
days |
|
|
| Equal
Pay Act |
29
U.S.C. § 206(d) |
2
years (3 years if "wilful" violation) |
|
|
| Fair
Credit Reporting Act |
15
U.S.C. 1681a(f) |
|
|
|
| Fair
Labor Standards Act (wage
& hour, child labor, minimum wage, overtime) |
29
U.S.C. § 215(a)(3)
29 C.F.R. Part 783 |
2
years (3 years if "wilful" violation) |
|
|
| False
Claims Act |
31
U.S.C. §3730(h) |
6
years (less in California & other jurisdictions) |
|
|
| Family
and Medical Leave Act "[FMLA"] |
29
U.S.C. § 2615 |
2
years (3 years if "wilful" violation) |
|
|
| Federal
Advisory Committee Act |
5
U.S.C. Appendix 2 |
|
|
|
| Federal
Claims Collection Act of 1966 |
31
U.S.C. 3701(a)(3) |
|
|
|
| Federal
Coal Mine Health and Safety Act |
30
U.S.C. § 815(c) |
|
|
|
| Federal
Credit Unions |
12
U.S.C. § 1790(b) |
|
|
|
| Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation |
12
U.S.C. § 1831j |
|
|
|
| Federal
Employers Liability Act (FELA) |
45
U.S.C. §60 |
|
|
|
| Federal
Home Loan Banks, Resolution Trust Corporation |
12
U.S.C. § 1441a |
|
|
|
| Federal
Mine Health and Safety Act |
30
U.S.C. 815(c) |
60
days |
|
|
| Federal
Railway Safety Act |
45
U.S.C. § 441
49
U.S.C. § 20109 |
|
|
|
| Federal
Register Act |
44
U.S.C. Chapter 15 |
|
1935 |
The
Federal Register Act was passed in 1935. The Act created the daily
publication known as the Federal Register. Since Saturday, March
14, 1936, each daily issue of the Federal Register has published,
in order: (1) Presidential documents, such as proclamations and
executive orders; (2) Agency rules and regulations; (3) Proposed
rules; (4) Notices; and (5) Notices of Sunshine
Act meetings. |
| Federal
Tort Claims Act |
28
U.S.C. §2671-2680 |
|
|
Requires
that Administrative remedies be exhausted before proceeding
against the federal government in any action involving tort. |
| Foreign
Service Act of 1980 |
22
U.S.C. § 3905 |
|
|
|
| Freedom of Information
Act |
5
U.S.C. 552 |
|
|
Establishes
procedures for citizens to obtain information about the federal
government or government employees. |
| Hazardous
Materials Transportation Act |
49
U.S.C. §1801, enforced by
45 U.S.C.
§441(a), (e). |
|
|
|
| Job
Training and Partnership Act (JTPA) |
29
U.S.C. §1574(g) |
|
|
|
| Jones
Act (Maritime employees) |
46
U.S.C. § 688 |
|
|
|
| Labor
Management Relations Act |
29
U.S.C. § 301 |
Varies
with state law, generally 180 days-15 years |
|
|
| Lloyd-LaFollette
Act |
5
U.S.C. § 7211 |
|
|
|
| Longshoreman’s
and Harbor Worker’s Compensation Act |
33
U.S.C. §948(a) |
|
|
|
| Major
Fraud Act of 1989 |
18
U.S.C. § 1031 |
None
in statute |
|
|
| Migrant
and Seasonal Agricultural Workers Protection Act |
29
U.S.C. §§1854, 1855 |
180
days |
|
|
| Military
Whistleblower Protection Act |
10
U.S.C. § 1034 |
|
|
|
| National
Labor Relations Act |
29
U.S.C. §158(a)(4) |
6
months |
|
|
| Negotiated
Rulemaking Act |
5
U.S.C. §561 et seq. |
|
|
|
| Occupational
Safety and Health Act |
29
U.S.C. §660(c)
29 C.F.R. Part 1977 |
None |
|
|
| Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) |
44
U.S.C. Chapt. 35 |
|
|
Governs
the creation, numbering, and use of all federal government
forms. Click
here to see a copy of the original act and the implementing
regulations. Click
here for more details. |
| Privacy Act of
1974 |
5
U.S.C. 552a |
|
|
Establishes
procedures for obtaining copies of the information that the
federal government maintains about you. |
| Racketeer
Influenced & Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO")(very
limited whistleblower applicability-see Beck v. Prupis, 120
S. Ct. 1608 (2000) |
38
U.S.C. § 1961-68 |
|
|
|
| Regulatory
Flexibility Act |
5
U.S.C. §601 et seq. |
|
|
|
| Rehabilitation
Act |
29
U.S.C. § 703
29 C.F.R. §§ 1614, 1641, Chapter 60 |
|
|
|
| Safe
Containers for International Cargo Act |
46
U.S.C. §1506 |
60
days |
|
|
| Safe
Drinking Water Act |
42
U.S.C. §300j-9 |
30
days |
|
|
| Sarbanes
- Oxley |
29
C.F.R. Part 1980 (2003) |
90
days |
|
|
| Solid
Waste Disposal Act |
42
U.S.C. §6971
29 C.F.R. Part 24 |
30
days |
|
|
| Surface
Mining Control and Reclamation Act |
30
U.S.C. §1293 |
|
|
|
| Surface
Transportation Assistance Act (STAA) |
49
U.S.C. §2305
29 C.F.R. Part 1978 |
180
days |
|
|
| Toxic
Substances Control Act |
15
U.S.C.§2622
29 C.F.R. Part 24 |
30
days |
|
|
| Uniformed
Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 |
38
U.S.C. § 4301, et seq. |
|
|
|
| Veterans
Reemployment Rights Act, 38 U.S.C. §4311(b) |
38
U.S.C. §4311(b) |
|
|
|
| Water
Pollution Control Act ("Clean Water Act"). |
33
U.S.C.1367
29 C.F.R. Part 24 |
30
days |
|
|
| Welfare
and Pensions Disclosure Act |
29
U.S.C. §1140 |
3
years |
|
|
| Westfall
Act |
28
U.S.C. §2679 |
|
|
Deals
with suing federal employees for torts within the authority of
their office. Acts outside the authority are precluded from
suit against the government and instead require a personal suit against the employee. |
| Whistleblower
Protection Act (federal government employees) |
5
U.S.C. § 1212 |
|
|
|
| Workforce
Investment Act ("Welfare to Work") |
29
U.S.C. §1574(g) or 29
U.S.C. § 2934(f) |
|
|
|