There are many labor laws which seek to protect the rights of employees. Specifically, there are significant federal laws which seek to protect the rights of employees. These federal laws have widespread applicability. Such laws include laws which include a significant array of topics. Such topics include compensation, discrimination, benefits, union activities, medical and family leave job protection, job safety, workers' compensation, garnishment of wages, use of employee polygraph tests and more. Some of the most widely referenced federal employee labor laws include the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, also known as "ERISA." The main goal of these laws is to give employees certain guaranteed protections while in the workplace while also promoting the avoidance of the abuse of workers by employers. Not all federal employee labor laws apply to every single employer; therefore, it is important to check the particular federal employee labor law to determine whether a particular employee must abide by the law.