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Generally, an employer with at least $500,000 of business or gross sales in a year satisfies the commerce requirements of the FLSA, [6] and therefore that employer's workers are subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act's protections if no other exemption applies. Several exemptions exist that relieve an employer from having to meet the statutory ...
Under the FLSA, however, employers are legally required to reimburse employees for business expenses if failure to do so would drop their earnings below the federal minimum wage. This includes ...
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.
An unfair labor practice (ULP) in United States labor law refers to certain actions taken by employers or unions that violate the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (49 Stat. 449) 29 U.S.C. § 151–169 (also known as the NLRA and the Wagner Act after NY Senator Robert F. Wagner [1]) and other legislation.
A Health Reimbursement Account is a benefit set up by an employer to help employees cover qualifying health expenses. Reimbursements under an HRA are tax-free for both the employee and employer.
This depersonalization of the production process meant that people essentially became expendable. People were not eliminated but there was a significant job loss. This led to lower wages in the long run because fixed costs decreased (with increased technology) so employers saw fit to cut wage expenses for this now partially expendable labor ...
Large North Carolina-based employers have joined a growing list of companies nationwide supporting their employees who need to travel long distances for abortions.. Red Hat, the Raleigh-based ...
The Equal Pay Act of 1963 is a United States labor law amending the Fair Labor Standards Act, aimed at abolishing wage disparity based on sex (see gender pay gap).It was signed into law on June 10, 1963, by John F. Kennedy as part of his New Frontier Program. [3]