(10) the terms "chronic labor law violators" or "multiple labor law violators" have been used synonymously with the term "sweatshops."(Foo) Sweatshops became illegal in the United States with the passing of the Fair Labor Standards Act
, Befort states: "Simply put, it's a mess." Befort generalizes the problem by stating that the "…legal structures of employment have failed to keep pace with dramatic changes in working life" (Befort, 2002, p
S." -- which entails ongoing attempts to destroy labor unions (Malek, 2012)
Some claims by workers under the Act are "…poorly investigated and rarely enforced," and clearly this is one labor law that needs more attention and needs to be fully enforced, Malek asserts. Labor laws do indeed need to be updated, according to Vincent Zafonte of the Heritage Foundation, who believes that the decline of unions results from "antiquated labor laws which do not meet the needs of modern American workers" (Zafonte, 2013)
Carrying this bitter debate out in a public display of acrimony would not serve the NFL or the players well. What are the benefits of joining a union? Union members are allowed to negotiate on "…pay standards, benefits, and safety and security issues (Hamlett, 2010)
Vilma (and other players) have sued the NFL and Goodell for defamation of character, saying that Goodell didn't abide by the collective bargaining agreement. Moreover, Vilma's attorneys said "Goodell did not have jurisdiction to appoint himself the arbitrator… because the accusations included on-the-field activity that, under the league's labor deal, is supposed to involve an arbitrator other than the commissioner" (Plaisance, 2012)
COBRA provides the opportunity for employees who no longer qualify for coverage, either through job separation or loss of full time status to maintain the same level of health, dental or vision benefits that they enjoyed while fully employed by that company (COBRA, 2005). COBRA coverage time frames vary depending on what the qualifying event is but it is primarily offered for 18 months or 36 months (Bikoff, 2004)
If the employee regularly supervises two or more employees it qualifies as exempt status. In addition there is an exemption status for those positions requiring advanced degrees in education as well as administrative duties in which the employee has independent decision making power, in significant areas of the general business management (Bonnecaze, 2005)
This possibility does not exist in workplaces with more than 40 employees. (Groshen, 1991) The law lays down clear rules as to how primary level unions should operate
Many of these regulations, both in the state of California and in other states, protect the rights of employees from illegal termination. For example, there are whistleblowing regulations which protect employees from reporting concerns or incidents that hinted at potential issues in the quality of care provided by various Kaiser Permanent locations (Ella & Kaitfors, 2009)
Lidow had joined the company as a board member in 1994, before being promoted to assistant CEO in 1995, and finally to CEO in 1999. There, however, was no written agreement governing Lidow's employment at IR (Hameed, 2012)
Simply stated, the employment-at-will doctrine is a Common Law concept that gives employers and employees the right to terminate an employment contract at any time, with or without just cause. This basically implies that an employer can fire an employee at any time, for any reason or no reason at all; in the same way, an employee can quit their job at any time without necessarily giving reasons for the same to the employer (Muhl, 2001)
But if you grow to a point where you have over 50 employees, and they are full-time, you will need to provide insurance. In fact when you have fifty employees and they are working 30 hours a week on average, you'll have to provide them with health insurance "…starting 90 days after they are hired" (Klein, 2013)
There is a provision in the FLSA that if your employees receive tips (on a regular basis) you may be able to "pay them less than the minimum wage, as long as what you pay them plus the tips…" add up to at least the minimum wage (Nolo). At this point in the memo I should point out that the average annual salary for a limousine driver is $25,020 (Suttle, 2013)
Actually, the current selection process contributes to instability in the interpretations of the Labor Management Relations Act. The instability in interpretations of the LMRA emanates from the fact that current selection process undermines NLRB's ability to fulfill its mandate (Brudney, 2004, p
If the labor laws were repealed and labor unions made illegal, employment policies and practices will be significantly affected with regards to the terms and conditions of employment for workers. One of the major ways through which such an initiative would affect employment terms and conditions is contributing to the loss of the right to collective bargaining of the pay and benefits of many ordinary workers (Meyerson, n