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Social Welfare (Excluding Unemployment) Salaried artists (those with an employment contract) Legal framework Under Federal Law, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 prescribes the basic minimum wage and overtime pay. Employers are not required by law to provide any benefits to its employees, aside from salary or wages. Employment contracts generally include the wages and conditions of employment for employees. Contracts may include provisions about specific issues such as medical or pension plans and holiday or sick leave pay. If an employer chooses to offer benefits, then it becomes subject to federal employee benefit law. The U.S. Department of Labor laws and regulations concerning employment benefits include: Retirement Benefits governed by the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974; Health Benefits related to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) and other federal laws affecting group health plans; Leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act; Benefits under Federal Contracts governed by the McNamara-OHara Service Contract Act and the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts; and Other Leave Benefits*. *The Fair Labor Standards Act does not require pay for time not worked such as vacations, personal time off, funeral leave, or jury duty. These types of benefits are generally a matter of agreement between an employer and an employee. The FLSA also does not require: ? severance pay ? meal, rest periods or holidays off ? premium pay for weekend or holiday work ? pay raises or fringe benefits ? discharge notice, reason for discharge, or immediate payment of final wages to terminated employees In addition, the Federal-State Unemployment Insurance Program provides unemployment benefits to eligible workers who become unemployed through no fault of their own, and the Office of Workers Compensation Programs administers four major disability compensation programs. Existing insurance regimes (sickness, maternity, invalidity, retir