Labor Laws Should American labor laws be abolished? The answer to that question is no, but labor laws in the U.S. need serious revision, according to Professor Stephen F. Befort of Boston College. In a 42-page research paper on the historical and c Continue Reading...
Employment Compliance Employment law for a limousine service in Austin, Texas with 25 employees would consist of the American with Disabilities Act, Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, Equal Opportunity Law, OSHA, and Unemployment Benefits Law. The Am Continue Reading...
Legal Environment/Total Rewards: A Changing Landscape In the race for profit, employee pay has traditionally been seen by businesses as a competitive liability, and the trend for much of the 20th century was for employers to search for the cheapest, Continue Reading...
These figures dwarfed what other big businesses paid for discriminatory practices. These businesses included Texaco, Inc.; Shoney's, Inc., Winn-Dixie, Stores, Inc.; and CSX Transportation, Inc. Critics saw Coca-Cola's settlement as signaling a major Continue Reading...
Add to this confusion the growing prevalence of telecommuters and the issues of the FLSA become even more complicated. Of course some telecommuting positions fall into the exempt category, and therefore are not subject to overtime pay, however some Continue Reading...
Employment Mary first needs to make it absolutely clear whether she is an employee or independent contractor. In this case, while she may have been hired as an independent contractor, she was later subtly reclassified as an employee. An independent Continue Reading...
Coleman V. Maryland Court of Appeals There has always been a fine balance between the Constitutional power of Congress and individual State rights. At the heart of the Constitutional Debate and even the Civil War was the question -- are states sover Continue Reading...
The key issue is what skills are required to do the job and not what skills the individual employees may have. Effort -- is the quantity of physical or mental exertion that is needed to perform the job. If the job requires more effort than the othe Continue Reading...
Managing People -- Wal-Mart Wal-Mart Summary of the Company and Facts Wal-Mart is among many multi-national retail businesses that are well-known. It runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouses all over the world though it's an Continue Reading...
2. Explain five things employer can do to insure compliance with FLSA. The most important action that an employer can take to ensure compliance with FLSA is to remain organized and pay attention to detail (Deadrick). Overtime violations have repla Continue Reading...
The employer has an established protocol for dealing with allegations of sexual harassment, and a sexual harassment complaint triggers protections for the employee. An employee engaging in sexual harassment of any other employees, clients, or busine Continue Reading...
Fair treatment of workers is a priority for any employee given that it is a right guaranteed by the Constitution and protected by labor laws. Since this right is protected by the Constitution and existing federal and state laws, employers face the ne Continue Reading...
Human Resources: Employment Laws and Employee Rewards Law dictates some basic elements of business relationships and wages are no exception. Employers must adhere to certain minimum requirements, particularly if they wish to do business with the fed Continue Reading...
At the same time, there will be increased amounts of compensation. This will ensure that all employees are treated equally by: receiving a salary that is in line with their skills. Over the short-term, this means that there will be a decrease in ear Continue Reading...
The workers sued under Pennsylvania rather than federal law, but regardless of the venue, Wal-Mart's practices regarding overtime were in violation of both federal and state standards regarding overtime. Regarding work breaks, federal law, like Pen Continue Reading...
Nondiscrimination principles are to be implemented for non-U.S. citizen employees as well. e) Federal contracts Finally, in terms of the federal contracts, however this is not the case with Pomodoro Inc., it is noted that intense emphasis is place Continue Reading...
Ethics Leadership Analysis One of the biggest advantages of globalization is that many different companies are able to receive cheap labor to produce a wide variety of products that are sold at numerous retail stores in the United States. However, a Continue Reading...
This decision overturned the previous decision in Atkins v. Children's Hospital which held that a state maximum hour law was an unconstitutional infringement on the right of freedom of contract and hence a violation of the Due Process Clause. The ju Continue Reading...
" (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, nd) Key provisions of the standards include protection in the areas of: (1) access to medical records; (2) notice of privacy practices; (3) limits on uses of personal medical information; (4) prohibiti Continue Reading...
224). The strongest case in the criminal law annals for race-based affirmative action occurs in "drug possession offenses," Heffernan writes. The drug busts show "compelling evidence of discrimination against blacks," the author insists; moreover, Continue Reading...
Only 2.1% of minimum-wage workers belong to a union, versus 12.0% of the overall working population. Nonetheless, labor unions fight passionately for a higher minimum wage (Sherk). When the minimum wage rises, it becomes more expensive to hire unsk Continue Reading...
Policy Paper: Annotated Bibliography1. MIERNICKA, I. (2019). CHAPTER TWENTY DRESS CODE IN A WORKPLACE AS A CHALLENGE FOR LABOUR LAW RELATIONSHIPS IRMINA MIERNICKA.Health at Work, Ageing and Environmental Effects on Future Social Security and Labour L Continue Reading...
Industrial Relations Employment Relationship Industrial Relations and HRM Globalization and Industrial Relations Industrial Relations in United States of America Current Response to Globalization The paper critically examines the effects of glo Continue Reading...
delete them, please note where the information came from. THANKS! Define and discuss the term "collective bargaining." The term "collective bargaining" refers to a process in which employers and employees (or their representative Continue Reading...
FLSA, Telecommute, And Flexible Work Schedules FLSA It is well past time to reform the Fair Labor Standards Act. The minimum wage has not kept up with inflation and many people who work in the service industry, for instance, must hold more than one Continue Reading...
Florida State Agency Class Action Suit Within the confines of the statewide bureaucratic and legislative structure, the strict regulatory statutes guiding the implementation of this agency's human resource policies must be adhered to at all times. I Continue Reading...
At the same time, the employee is bound to do all the work agreed with the employer. He cannot misuse the employer's resources. He must follow the employer's instructions and use his skills to perform his agreed task. He and the employer together mu Continue Reading...
Work Disability in Small Firms Chapter II Work disabled ChII Lit Review Review of Literature Demonstrates Information Gap and Identifies Methods This chapter justifies the problem statement and research questions, and locates the results among exi Continue Reading...
Economists have consistently argued that the very existence of a minimum wage reduces employment opportunities for low wage workers. A small business, for example, may have work that needs to be done but can't afford to hire a minimum wage worker; Continue Reading...
Strategic Staffing Plan to Human Resources Today there is a high need for recruitment of staff for nuclear power plants. It is not that new plants are being built, and there are now laws against building new nuclear power plants, but, the nuclear el Continue Reading...
employee benefits and compensation package for the post of a secretary for Guardian, hired by the firm's Human Resources department. This package will incorporate particulars such as whether the employee will be non-exempt or exempt, and handling of Continue Reading...
Employment Discrimination and Globalization Entity type and location. This business start-up, registered as Sexy Shoes for Her, Inc., is a single-member Limited Liability Company taxed as a corporation (IRS, 2011). All stock is held by the principle Continue Reading...
3 million workers who would indirectly receive raises due to the spillover effect of a minimum wage increase. ("Minimum Wage: Frequently Asked Questions") Some people have argued that increasing the minimum wage does not help to reduce poverty since Continue Reading...
" (Corrigall, and Konrad) Women tend to value better hours, an undemanding commute, helping others, interpersonal relationships, along with a diversity of basic job aspects more than the job components men value. These preferences, this researcher co Continue Reading...
population of California underwent dramatic changes in the last 60 years. In the 1940s, the Latinos were a minority of only 6% of the state or roughly 374,000 (Bautista 1991). But by 1980, the Latino population grew to 4 million, almost doubling the Continue Reading...
Sammie and Marissa, the issues that they are facing as far as overtime is concerned are problematic. This is because both of them have been dealing with the same challenges. Yet, at opposite ends of spectrum with: Sammie put in an extra 200 hours. T Continue Reading...
24, Iss. 1; pg. 87. Web. 29 March 2011. Newell, S. And Rice, C. (1999), "Assessment, selection and evaluation: problems and pitfalls," in Millmore, M. (Eds.), Just How Extensive is the Practice of Strategic Recruitment and Selection? The Irish Journa Continue Reading...
At Hallen Corporation the employees will be required to pay the insurance premiums of the healthcare policy they take with them (Caruth & Handlogten, 2001; White & Druker, 2000). The Americans with Disabilities Act prevents Hallen Corporatio Continue Reading...
