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History of Human Resource Management. Late 1800’s – Start of the Industrial Revolution First personnel people are social workers, educators, business school graduates, and ministers 1911 – First Workers’ Compensation Insurance in Wisconsin
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History of Human Resource Management • Late 1800’s – Start of the Industrial Revolution • First personnel people are social workers, educators, business school graduates, and ministers • 1911 – First Workers’ Compensation Insurance in Wisconsin • 1914 – Start of the “personnel department” due to lean war years - bread costs $.09 • 1920 – 25% of manufacturing firms with more than 250 employees had a personnel department
History of Human Resource Management • 1921 - Heavy immigration – sweatshops – “do the job or leave” • 1926 – Railway Labor Act – The first important piece of pro-labor legislation • 1928 – First U.S. television program is broadcast • 1929 – Stock market crashes • 1930 – 70% of workers are employed in industrial positions • 1932 – Norris-La Guardia Act – Gave employees the right to organize
History of Human Resource Management • 1933 to 1945 – High union growth • 1935 – Social Security Act • 1938 – Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) – banned oppressive child labor, offered a 44-hour workweek and a minimum wage of $.25 • 1938 – Women fill in for men on the job – FLSA has a 40-hour workweek • 1939 – U.S. enters war – minimum wage is $.30
History of Human Resource Management • 1946 – Postwar strike hits U.S. - first digital computer “ENIAC” – Baby boomers start to be born – “Kelly Girl” offices start in Detroit • 1947 – Congress passes Taft-Hartley Act – restricts union practices • 1948 – Minimum wage is $.40 - Manpower Inc. starts temporary agency in Milwaukee • 1950’s – Bread costs $.50 • 1951 – Employment of women reaches highest point in history
History of Human Resource Management • 1954 – First personnel textbook • 1955 – Minimum wage is $.50 • 1959 – Alaska becomes a state – prohibition is repealed after 51 years • 1960’s – Bread is $.37 – FDA approves birth control pills • 1961 – Minimum wage is $1.25 • 1962 – Equal Pay Act • 1964 – Title VII of the Civil Rights Act – addresses discrimination in employment
History of Human Resource Management • 1967 – Age Discrimination in Employment Act • 1970’s – “Personnel” is now called “Human Resources” • 1970 – Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) • 1971 – Voting age lowered to 18 • 1974 – Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) – regulates private pension plans - minimum wage is $2.00 • 1975 – Home computers are introduced • 1977 – Star Wars is in theaters
History of Human Resource Management • 1978 – Sony Walkman is introduced – minimum wage is $2.65 • 1980’s – Bread costs $.57 • 1981 – First case of AIDS is reported • 1985 – First Blockbuster Video Store • 1987 – Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) – I-9 forms are introduced • 1989 – Minimum wage is $3.35 • 1990’s – Bread is $.84 • 1990 – Americans With Disabilities Act
History of Human Resource Management • 1991 – Civil Rights Act of 1991 – Sexual harassment issue with Clarence Thomas and Anita Hill • 1993 – Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) • 1996 – Minimum wage is $4.75 • 1997 – Minimum wage is $5.15 • 1998 – California minimum wage is $5.75 • 2001 – California minimum wage is $6.25 • 2002 – California minimum wage is $6.75
History of Human Resource Management • 2007 – Minimum wage is $5.85 • 2007 – California minimum wage is $7.50 • 2007 – iPhones • 2008 – Minimum wage is $6.55 • 2008 – California minimum wage is $8.00 • 2009 – American Recovery & Investment Act (Federal COBRA subsidy for 15 months) • 2009 – Minimum wage is $7.25 (July 24) • 2009 – I-9 form – updated list of acceptable documents
History of Human Resource Management • 2009 – E-Verify required for many government contractors and some federal subcontractors • 2009 – Genetic Information and Non-Discrimination Act (GINA) • 2009 – Netflix is established • 2010 – Blockbuster Video files for bankruptcy • 2010 – First model of iPad released • 2010 – National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) – expanded FMLA for families of military servicepersons
History of Human Resource Management • 2010 – FTC revised Guidelines Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising to include “new media • 2011 – Organ donor and bone marrow donor leave (Michelle Maykin Memorial Donation Protection Act) • 2012 – Wage information for new hires (CA – AB 469) – Wage Theft Protection Act • 2012 – Commission agreements must be in writing (CA – AB 1396)
History of Human Resource Management • 2013 – Changes in discrimination regulations – pregnancy, breast-feeding, religious dress and grooming (CA) • 2013 – New I-9 form • 2013 – Highest minimum wages in US – Washington - $9.19; San Francisco $10.55 • 2013 – Employers can’t require employees or applicants to provide passwords to social media accounts (CA and a few other states) • 2013 – Preparing for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2014)