The Fair Labor Standards Act


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Beginning with background perspective on the Fair Labor Standards Act--and ending with specific litigation issues & strategies--here is your one-source reference to the FLSA & its complex legal applications in today's workplace. A team of eminent specialists from the ABA Section of Labor & Employment Law's Federal Labor Standards Legislation Committee gives you insights & tactics including: . history & coverage of the FLSA . what constitutes a violation of the Act . exemptions to the law--including white-collar jobs & other statutory exemptions . how to determine compensable hours, minimum wage, & overtime compensation . special issues for federal & state workers . proper recordkeeping procedures . consequences for retaliation by employers . enforcement of the law--and remedies for violations . emerging & volatile topics including child labor, homework, hot goods violations, & much more . plus specific litigation strategies to meet nearly any challenge you may face in handling cases affected by the FLSA.




The Economics of Prevailing Wage Laws


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Prevailing wage laws affecting the construction industry in the United States exist at the Federal and State levels. These laws require that construction workers employed by contractors on government works be paid at least the wage rates and fringe benefits 'prevailing' for similar work where government contract work is performed. The federal law (Davis-Bacon Act) was passed in 1931. By 1969 four fifth of States had enacted prevailing wage legislation. In the 1970s, facing fiscal crises, States considered repealing their laws in an effort to reduce construction costs, and since 1979 nine States have repealed their laws. These repeals at State level along with unsuccessful attempts to repeal the Davis-Bacon Act have pushed prevailing wages to the forefront of public policy and controversy. This book, for the first time, brings together scholarly research in the economics of prevailing wages placed in historical and institutional context.




Minimum Wages


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A comprehensive review of evidence on the effect of minimum wages on employment, skills, wage and income distributions, and longer-term labor market outcomes concludes that the minimum wage is not a good policy tool.







The Cambridge Handbook of U.S. Labor Law for the Twenty-First Century


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Over the last fifty years in the United States, unions have been in deep decline, while income and wealth inequality have grown. In this timely work, editors Richard Bales and Charlotte Garden - with a roster of thirty-five leading labor scholars - analyze these trends and show how they are linked. Designed to appeal to those being introduced to the field as well as experts seeking new insights, this book demonstrates how federal labor law is failing today's workers and disempowering unions; how union jobs pay better than nonunion jobs and help to increase the wages of even nonunion workers; and how, when union jobs vanish, the wage premium also vanishes. At the same time, the book offers a range of solutions, from the radical, such as a complete overhaul of federal labor law, to the incremental, including reforms that could be undertaken by federal agencies on their own.




Prevailing Wage Rate Laws


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Domestic Service Employees


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United States Code


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Wage & Hour Law: A Guide to the Fair Labor Standards ACT and State Wage and Hour Laws


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This indispensable guide provides a succinct overview of federal wage and hour law focusing primarily on the Fair Labor Standards Act. Ideal for professionals, students, or employees who want to become familiar federal wage and hour requirements. This guide covers permissible pay practices that both employers and employees will want to know about. In addition it provides a detailed summary of state wage and hour laws. Topics include: FLSA Coverage - who is covered and who it not; Minimum Wage Requirements - including deductions, cash wages, tips and garnishments; Hours Worked - including timekeeping, nonproductive time, on call time, training time and rest and meal periods; Overtime - The many different ways that overtime can be calculated including coverage of alternative pay plans; Exemptions - White collar, executive, administrative, professional, highly compensated, computer professional and outside sales; Child Labor Provisions - for both agricultural and non-agricultural jobs; Recordkeeping, Enforcement and Penalties.




Wages and Hours


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