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In a January 2022 letter to the editor of the Federal News Network, new Local 2463 President Reginald Booth wrote that, "Despite the recent rise in COVID cases reported by the Smithsonian, agency heads ignored the pleas of union employees and continued to allow an unlimited number of visitors to pour into the museums over the holiday period." [12]
FLSA: The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is the federal law commonly known for minimum wage, overtime pay, child labor, recordkeeping, and special minimum wage standards applicable to most private and public employees. FLSA provides the agency with civil and criminal remedies, and also includes provisions for individual employees to file ...
The bill would have amended the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to increase the federal minimum wage for employees to $10.10 per hour over the course of a two-year period. [75] The bill was strongly supported by President Barack Obama and many of the Democratic senators, but strongly opposed by Republicans in the Senate and House.
Starting July 1, employers of all sizes will be required pay overtime — time and a half salary after 40 hours a week — to salaried workers who make less than $43,888 a year in certain ...
While in 2023 earnings up to $160,200 were subject to this tax, in 2024 that threshold increased to earnings of up to $168,600. In 2025, per CNBC , that figure will increase once more, to 176,100 ...
December 17, 2024 at 2:06 PM People stand outside a Starbucks in Los Angeles in 2022. Starbucks Workers United said Tuesday that 98% of union baristas have voted to authorize a strike as they seek ...
The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 requires a federal minimum wage, currently $7.25 but higher in 29 states and D.C., and discourages working weeks over 40 hours through time-and-a-half overtime pay. There are no federal laws, and few state laws, requiring paid holidays or paid family leave.
A 'healthy labor market' helped lead to robust 2024 holiday spending, report finds. December 26, 2024 at 7:15 AM. A shopper checks out an item in a Target store in Pittsburgh on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023.