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Fair Labor Standards Act, 2008.
A brief overview of the consequences of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
774 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 6 sources, APA, £ 14.95
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This paper examines how one of the most important laws concerning child labor was the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. It looks at how with its provisions imposing severe civil and criminal penalties and allowing for confiscation of good made with child labor, the Fair Labor Standards Act forced employers to stop using children in thousands of jobs. With remarkable success, the law simply outlawed child labor.
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"Among the social reform advocates of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, no issue roused more determined calls for action than child labor. Florence Kelly of Hull House was among the first to report on the matter, but soon there were numerous rigorously researched reports, telling of children underpaid, overworked, uneducated, and profoundly unhappy with their lot. While many of the working children were in agriculture, the worst conditions were in manufacturing, whether in southern textile mills, northern canneries, urban tenements, or mountain coal mines. "
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The Fair Labor Standards Act, 2004.
This paper describes the Fair Labor Standards Act.
1,582 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 28.95
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This paper discusses the Fair Labor Standards Act, its application and the history of its creation and evolution.
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"Employee Safety Health and Welfare Law. Passage of the Fair Labor Standards Act spelled a historical breakthrough in employee coverage according to Hirst Brand, writing for The Bureau of Labor Statistics online. At the time, the Federal minimum wage covered ? percent of all employed male adults and ? percent of all female adults. In similar States laws had covered no men and just ? percent of women."
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The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 2002.
An overview of the FLSA, the Fair Labor Standards Act that protects employees.
1,372 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 23.95
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This paper discusses the Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) which was passed by Congress in 1938 to establish a minimum wage, overtime compensation standards, record keeping requirements, child labor provisions and other regulations that affect employers and labor. The law was enacted to meet the economics and social problems of that era. It examines how the intent of the law was to make overtime compensation expensive and to open up more employment opportunities to the working population. It outlines some of the issues relating to the act and some business impacts to consider including a case summary.
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"An employee is not entitled to compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act for overtime hours he claims he worked but never recorded in his payroll book or submitted to management. When he has not created factual issue that would allow finding that employer's time records, prepared by employee himself, were inaccurate or that employee worked more hours than he recorded, and even if his assertions are credited, he has failed to establish that employer knew he had performed uncompensated overtime. The employee claims he failed to record all overtime worked because the employer expected employees to work as long as necessary to complete assignments. Also, because he feared a "big hassle'' if he did report the overtime."
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The Fair Labor Standards Act, 2004.
An examination of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and its implications for American workers today.
6,963 words (approx. 27.9 pages), 19 sources, MLA, £ 81.95
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To determine how effective the Fair Labor Standards Act has been in accomplishing its original purposes and what implications this legislation had on American workers and industries, this paper provides an overview of the Act. The paper presents a comprehensive assessment of the impact this legislation had on the labor market. Finally, an extensive analysis of current and future trends is followed by a summary of the research in the conclusion.
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Introduction
Review and Discussion
Background and Overview
Current and Future Trends
Conclusion
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"Although most Americans take for granted the wide range of social programs that are in place for their protection, many of these initiatives are fairly recent in origin, but one that has been around for quite some time is the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. The legislation established a minimum standard wage and a maximum work week of 40 hours in industries that were engaged in interstate commerce. The implications of the Act were profound, and today, in what has become a classic pattern over the years, calls for increases to the federal minimum wage are followed by impassioned cries from industry leaders that such an initiative will do more to harm business than it will to help minimum-wage workers. Rather than routinely bankrupt America's businesses, though, the federal minimum wage has served as a vehicle with which the nation can help ensure that all workers receive a living wage, but critics have consistently pointed out that the federal minimum wage has been and remains too low for this purpose (Hart, 1994)."
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Recent Changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act, 2004.
An analysis of how the new FLSA regulations will have a negative impact on the regular working American.
3,491 words (approx. 14.0 pages), 14 sources, MLA, £ 51.95
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The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) was passed by the United States Congress in 1938 to establish a minimum wage, overtime compensation standards, record keeping requirements, child labor provisions, and other regulations that affect employers and workers. This paper looks at the history and intent of the Fair Labor Standards Act. It also analyzes the changes to the Act and how it impacts the average American worker. The paper also compares and contrasts the views of corporate America, labor, and employee.
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"On April 23, 2004, the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Administrator issued a notice of Proposed Rulemaking to change the regulations governing the right to overtime pay for "white-collar" employees. It is important to examine the potential effect of these proposed changes to determine the full impact to the American employee. For the first time in the history of the FLSA, the "white collar" exemptions explicitly spell out that "blue collar" workers are not subject to overtime exemptions. The new regulation also explicitly protects the rights of union members who receive overtime pay pursuant to collective bargaining agreements. (DOL.gov, 2004)"
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An Article Critique: Trade and Labour Standards, 2008.
A critical review of the article "Trade and Labour Standards--Theory, New Empirical Evidence and Policy Implications" by Vivek Dehejia and Yiagadeesen Samy.
804 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 14.95
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The paper examines the article "Trade and Labour Standards--Theory, New Empirical Evidence, and Policy Implications" where the authors discuss labour standards in high standard and low standard countries, potential links between these labour standards and each market's comparative trade advantages and the relationship between labour standards in general and export markets. The paper shows how the authors are adept at proper research methodologies but maintains that they need to refine their topic and make the subject of the research somewhat more useful for the intended audience.
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"Labour standards are an important issue within the context of trade negotiations and the policy formulation which accompanies them. The authors do an excellent job of making the relationship between these two concerns readily apparent to even the average reader that may not be intimately familiar with trade related information. The primary concern regarding labour standards in trade negotiations is how they impact a particular market's ability to leverage comparative trade advantages or in how to construct an equitable tariff structure: "Labour interests in high-standards countries argue that low labour standards are an unfair source of comparative advantage, and that increasing imports from low-standards countries will have an adverse impact on wages and working conditions"(Dehejia & Samy 3)."
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International Labour Standards, 2002.
A look at the positive, normative and strategic analyses of the case for the linkage of labour standards and trade policy.
4,900 words (approx. 19.6 pages), 9 sources, £ 93.95
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This paper is a detailed assessment of international labour standards in the contexts of globalization. This essay produces three analytical methods for the evaluation: positive, normative and strategic analyses. These methods are provided here for studying the case of "linkage" of labor standards, and the impact of this on trade policy.
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International Labour Standards, 2002.
An overview of international labor laws including international trade agreements and their impact on labor standards.
4,400 words (approx. 17.6 pages), 10 sources, £ 83.95
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This paper analyzes existing international labor laws and discusses these laws in the contexts of globalization. Some of the issues covered in this essay include international trade agreements and their impact on labor standards, international laws regarding unions and worker rights, as well as economic contexts of capitalism and imperialism. This paper also offers strategic solutions for international labor laws as a way to anticipate the problems of labor and globalization.
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The Fairness of Standardized Tests, 2006.
An examination of standardized tests which considers their fairness to minorities, those with cultural diversity, limited English and disabilities.
6,182 words (approx. 24.7 pages), 26 sources, APA, £ 76.95
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This paper examines standardized tests with an emphasis on their fairness to minorities, those with cultural diversity, limited English and disabilities. The reliability of standardized tests as a fair indicator of school success is considered, focusing primarily on the experiences of African-American students. This paper concludes that standardized tests are not at all fair towards minorities - as indicated in the fact that several colleges, such as Holy Cross, are abandoning standardized tests in their admissions processes.
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Standardized Tests and Bias in College Admissions: Several Case Studies
The SAT's Racial Bias - If This Test Didn't Work, What of NCLB and AYP?
With This Discrepancy In Standardized Testing, How Are NCLB and AYP Affected?
Conclusion
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"Most alarmingly, of the seven tests addressing "African American issues," four or 57% were "negative" or culturally unflattering and unappealing in nature. Those tests focused on the slavery experience and on the diminished rights, poverty, and racial/ethnic chauvinism faced by Black people in the United States. (Fleming, 2000) The three "positive," or culturally celebratory, tests addressed Harlem (New York City) politics in transition, William H. Johnson's paintings, and a memoir of a Black leader - as the popular sarcastic phrase in the industry notes, the rest of the questions are about polo and fly fishing, activities in which, for both social and economic reasons, African Americans are hardly likely to engage. "
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Labor Laws, 2007.
A discussion of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) labor laws and how they protect employees.
1,071 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 19.95
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The paper discusses how the COBRA and FLSA laws both help reduce the stress and anxiety that can go with the loss of a job. The paper explains that before the FLSA and COBRA laws were passed, there were many employers who were taking advantage of their workforce in several ways. The paper details the purpose both laws serve. The paper makes recommendations to update and improve the laws.
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COBRA
FLSA
My Opinion
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"Since their inceptions both COBRA and the FLSA have served an important purpose in the employment world. Throughout the nation employees work hard and help the companies that employ them to build empires of wealth, however, if there are bumps in the road either on the part of the employee or employer the company often goes on to continue growing while the employee, who helped build that company is left out in the cold. COBRA and FLSA both help reduce the stress and anxiety that can go with the loss of a job for reasons other than Gross Misconduct."
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Standard and Non-Standard Language, 2007.
An analysis of the issues surrounding the use of standard and non-standard language varieties in education.
1,908 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 11 sources, APA, £ 31.95
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The paper attempts to determine the place of standard and non-standard varieties of English in education. It examines how the study of language attitudes has a long history that has expanded across several decades and social scientific disciplines and how it recognises that language is a powerful social force that does more than convey intended referential information. The paper also looks at how a "standard" English has developed over the years and how it has been dictated by association with the social group with the highest degree of power, wealth and prestige.
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"By the 16th century a specific form of English used mainly by the government, and among the most educated, had surfaced and the standardisation of its written form was later encouraged by the development of the printing press. Regional dialects which possessed their own distinctive grammar, vocabulary and accent, continued to be spoken by all classes of society until their rapid decline in the 19th century. The main reason for this decline was related to issues such as geographical mobility, the spread of education, and the mass-readership press. Meanwhile, a standard form of accent, now known as 'received pronunciation' (RP) had emerged and by around 1900 this form, or one very close to it and containing only a few small markers of one's local accent, had come to be widely recognised as the form indicative of 'educatedness' (Honey, 1983)."
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Is Fair Trade Really Fair?, 2002.
An examination of the effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the proposed (Free Trade Area of the Americas) FTAA on Mexico.
4,644 words (approx. 18.6 pages), 18 sources, MLA, £ 62.95
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This paper demonstrates that in order to improve free trade agreements and ensure that they include adequate protection for worker1s rights, food security and environmental regulation, the FTAA must be based on a new model, rather than on the failed model of NAFTA. It shows that unless this is done, the only people to benefit from these agreements will be the rich and powerful; and that the workers and traders of the poorer countries will continue to be exploited.
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"Free trade policies such as North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) are widening the gap between the rich and poor in a number of ways. This is particularly true in Mexico; a country that has always been concerned with the protection issues associated with major trading countries in the world, tight controls, high tariffs and other restrictive policies. These restrictions have been revoked however in response to the demands to promote export-oriented production, eliminate obstacles to imports, and loosen corporate controls over national domains and enterprises. The result has been a blatantly inequitable distribution of wealth and power both within Mexico and between Mexico and other countries. The track record of NAFTA has raised concerns that this inequity will only be augmented by any such agreement."
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Labour's Labor, 2006.
A review of an article discussing the impact and damage of WWII on the British economy.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, £ 13.95
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This paper discusses how following World War II, the British economy, its social structures, and its infrastructure, were all considerably damaged by the years of war over the European continent. Unions, as Dorfman points out, entered the post-World War II era as one of the nation's policy focal points in what would otherwise have been a political vacuum (par.1). It further discusses how in the decades following the war, Unions provided the citizenry, in the form of workers, with adequate representation within the structures of government and ensured that many policies and programs were enacted that would ensure not only work related rights and assurance but also social programs. The Unions within Britain for three decades held considerable sway over policy decisions as well as policy formulation.
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The Fair Debt Collection Practice Act, 2005.
This paper serves as an analysis of the effects of the Fair Debt Collection Practice Act.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 5 sources, £ 46.95
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This ten page graduate paper examines the Fair Debt Collection Practice Act (FDCPA). The author notes that in examining the history of the FDCPA, it is evident that its impact on the consumer finance industry in the United States has been demonstrated in a variety of important ways. The writer points out that this act was written and passed into law in order to eliminate unfair practices and to ensure that debt collectors who refrain from using abusive, deceptive or unfair debt collection practices are not competitively disadvantaged.
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"In examining the history of the Fair Debt Collection Practice Act, it is evident that its impact on the consumer finance industry in the United States has been demonstrated in a variety of important ways. This act was written and passed into law in order to eliminate unfair practices and to ensure that debt collectors who refrain from using abusive, deceptive or unfair debt collection practices are not competitively disadvantaged. In justifying their passage of the FDCPA, Congress cited the "abundant evidence of the use of abusive, deceptive, and unfair debt collection practices by many debt collectors. Abusive debt collection practices contribute to the number of personal bankruptcies, to marital instability, to the loss of jobs, and to invasions of individual privacy."
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