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Then & Now: There's Work to be Done
… African-Americans, the passage of a law prohibiting racial discrimination in public and private hiring, and a $2 minimum wage . The dramatic photos and newsreels of the demonstration had the desired effect. Congress finally acted to approve …
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Four Common Myths About Temporary Workers and Contractors
… Myth 3: Wage and hour laws do not protect temporary workers. Reality: Temporary employees are entitled to the same minimum wage and overtime rights as full-time, permanent employees. Myth 4: It is legal to flip an employee to contractor status …
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Outside Sales Pay Exemption Clarified
… with the FLSA's purpose for exempting outside salesmen. Outside salesmen are typically compensated well above the minimum wage . Furthermore, suddenly forcing pharmaceutical companies to pay overtime to detailers would "significantly chang …
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Powerful Union Signs on to Living-Wage Bill in New York City
Leaders of 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East will push for City Council passage of a bill hiking the minimum wage by 59 percent at certain subsidized developments. Business interests oppose the measure.
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Training Cost Repayment Policy Approved
… FLSA because Gordon was paid at least the FLSA federal minimum wage for her final work week. ( Gordon v. City of Oakland ..... the FLSA as long as employees are paid at least the minimum wage for all hours worked in their final workweek. Workforce …
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Dear Workforce How Do New Regulations on Internship Affect Our For-Profit Organization
… â internâ label to avoid paying their workers the minimum wage and overtime. The Labor Department applies a six ..... determine whether an intern program is exempt from the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the wage-and-hour laws …
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A Crazy Quilt of Wage Laws
… doomed attempt to raise the federal minimum wage this summer, aldermen in Chicago ..... laws that form a crazy quilt of minimum wage regulations across the United States ..... parent company revenues to pay a minimum wage of $9.25 per hour plus $1 …
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Study: Wage Bill Would Benefit 1M New Yorkers
… bill to increase the state's minimum wage became law, and the vast majority ..... 50 an hour, the proposed new minimum wage . Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver ..... January that would raise the current minimum wage of $7.25 beginning in 2013 and …
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'The Business Buffett Rule'
… would not make more in total compensation than 100 times the lowest-paid worker? For a company paying the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour (about $15,000 a year for a full-time worker), that means income of about $1.5 million …
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Kennedy Takes Reins of Senate Labor Committee
… efforts next year to raise the minimum wage , extend paid sick leave to every ..... in the House is to increase the minimum wage . Kennedy is set to reintroduce ..... quickly. Although raising the minimum wage has garnered some Republican support …
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NRLB's Kirsanow Vows to Address Cases Objectively
… confirmation. "Mr. Kirsanow has taken stands against the minimum wage , affirmative action, prevailing wages, voting ..... employment lawyer, Kirsanow says he is not against the minimum wage , but does not want it indexed to inflation. He supports …
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5 Questions for Rep. George Miller, Chairman, House Education and Labor Committee
… played a prominent role in making an increase in the minimum wage a congressional priority. A close ally of House Speaker ..... all are in this committee, in one form or another: minimum wage , college costs, globalization, workforce skills and …
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Iraq War Bill Makes Changes To Pension Rules
… he also ushered in new employment law. The high-profile workforce provision included in the Iraq bill raises the minimum wage to $7.25 during the next two years. But buried in the legislation were changes to a massive 2006 pension reform bill …
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Deferred Comp Measure Runs Into Opposition
At the beginning of the year, it looked as if minimum wage legislation would also be a vehicle for the first executive ..... businesses. The House passed a companion bill to its minimum wage legislation that contains $1.3 billion in tax cuts …
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Democratic Majority Would Shift the Workforce Debate
… hours" of its projected House leadershipâ raising the minimum wage , restoring Republican cuts to higher education, providing ..... are likely to move immediately to raise the federal minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.25. Over the summer, Republicans …
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Tips for Motivating a Low-wage Workforce
… thoughts about motivating a minimum - wage workforce, revealed that 62 ..... they have a problem retaining minimum wage workers strictly because of pay ..... ve had to give benefits to minimum - wage workers because they were unable …
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Pop Culture At-a-Glance
… 1979): Sally Field won an Academy Award for Best Actress playing Norma Rae, a Southern cotton mill worker making minimum wage while doing her duties under deplorable working conditions. After hearing a speech about unionizing, Rae takes it …
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Who Makes Your Widgets? Lessons From Apple's PR Nightmare
… sick days, overtime and safety goggles, often don't exist. Are there fire exits and bathrooms? What is the legal minimum wage , and is it met? Does the factory pay overtime and stay within overtime limits? Do workers have breaks? Is there …
