| Overtime Pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act |
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| Under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA), those employers who allow or require their employees to work overtime are generally required to pay them at a premium rate for their services. The FLSA, however, does not apply to all workers. Specifically excluded from the scope of the FLSA are: More... |
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| Employing Disabled Workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act |
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| The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires most employers to pay most non-exempt workers a minimum wage of $5.15 per hour. To encourage employers to hire workers whose productive capacity is reduced because of a physical or mental disability, § 14(c) of the FLSA allows employers to pay certain disabled employees a wage that is lower than the minimum wage.
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| Unfair Labor Practices in the Federal Sector |
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| Title VII of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, known as the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute, grants many employees of most federal executive agencies the right to organize into labor unions. In addition to granting these rights to covered federal employees, the Statute sets forth certain practices by labor organizations or federal employers that are illegal under federal law. More... |
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| Arbitration -- Labor Disputes -- Contract Interpretation |
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| One of the most common causes of a labor dispute is a disagreement over the meaning of the labor agreement itself. This disagreement may stem from a lack of clear meaning or a failure of the contract to address a particular issue. When such disagreements are sent to arbitration, the arbitrator is given the task of interpreting the contract. In this endeavor, the arbitrator may rely on a number of standard tactics. More... |
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| Uniform Trade Secret Act Overview |
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| Employers have always had some form of legal protection against former employees misappropriating their trade secrets. Because state common law, however, had evolved differently from state to state, it was uncertain what was protectable and what was not. Former employees could move to multiple states, and an employer's rights would vary from state to state. Once a trade secret was disclosed in one state, it was no longer a protectable trade secret in any state. More... |
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