560 Search Results for Employment Laws Fair Labor Standards
Union Management and Organization
Historical and legal framework, which provides the foundations for the American system of labor / management relations
The current system of American labor relations and laws has undergone significant transformatio 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...
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...
" (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...
Legal AnalysisA Reduction in Force (\\\"RIF\\\") is legal in the United States for legitimate business necessity. Employers undertaking a RIF in the United States are expected to consider the federal laws, contractual terms, and advance notice obliga Continue Reading...
Pure Policy: The Kantian Inquiry System
The philosopher Immanuel Kant wrote his treatise, A Critique of Pure Reason, as a way of striking a balance between rationalistic and empiricist modalities of acquiring knowledge. It was not possible, Kant st Continue Reading...
compensation strategies companies. For company selected, discuss a 350-word synopsis: • Evaluate compensation strategies executives company. • Evaluate compensation strategies sales forces contingent workers company.ID
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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...
Equal Pay Act: Difficult but Essential to Enforce
According to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2009, women made about 80% of what men of the same race performing the same jobs did. Historical data from the BLS (and this is consistent wit 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Whistleblowing
According to the Whistleblower Protection Act, a federal agency is in violation of the Act if it "takes or fails to take (or threatens to take or fail to take) a personnel action with respect to any employee or applicant because of an Continue Reading...
The exemption status of the employee's position thus changes when the docking occurs, making them non-exempt, and thereby eligible for overtime for all extra hours worked" (Dorf 1994). By docking the pay of salaried workers, the company was effectiv Continue Reading...
regulations from California and from the federal government as to the rights women have when it comes to breastfeeding in the workplace. The paper contrasts California guidelines with federal guidelines. In fact, once the Patient Protection and Affo Continue Reading...
When the Davis-Beacon Act was developed it was established in order to stabilize the construction industry as well as promote fair wages. The way that the Davis-Beacon act is interpreted today in regards to prevailing wages, they tend to drive the 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...
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...
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...
Representative Rosa DeLauro first introduced an identical bill in the House of Representatives on the same day. These Congresswomen have introduced identical legislation in their respective chambers annually since 2005. The Act was most recently int 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...
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...
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...
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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...
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...
" (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...
Dell Computer Organization Problems
Dell Computer Organizational Problems
There are a few big names in computing everyone seems to know: Apple, IBM, Dell. And many people are also aware that all of them have had problems from time to time, in one a 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...
A multi-million dollar corporation is less likely to be concerned about the costs of interns than the potential to find new talent to bring into their firm. The fashion industry thrives on changes in societal attitudes and fast moving trends. An int Continue Reading...
Job analysis is the process of gathering, analyzing, and synthesizing information about jobs (Busi, 2012). It is a critical part of human resources management. It functions to provide answers to questions such as: How much time does it take to comple Continue Reading...
, 2005; Noe, Hollenbeck, Gerhart, et al., 2009).
Human Resources Implications of Equal Pay Concepts
While applicable employment legislation prohibits discrimination in compensation based strictly on gender, it does not necessarily require equal pay Continue Reading...
Those who have a more professional work, like a doctor or a lawyer tend to have a higher position in the society as compared with a carpenter or a waiter. A 5 occupational class scheme was discussed: 1st class is the upper level managers and profess Continue Reading...
Legal Process of Opening and Running a Restaurant in the United States and How it Compares From Opening a Restaurant in the United Arab Emirates.
ENVIRONMENTAL FRAMEWORK
Overview of the Hospitality Industry of Los Angeles
Sector Size and Growth
A Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples
1. The Evolution of Employee Rights in the Modern Workplace
This essay topic invites an exploration of how employee rights have changed over time, particularly in response to the shifts in the economy, technology, and socia Continue Reading...