The Case of the Minimum Wage

The Case of the Minimum Wage

Author: Oren M. Levin-Waldman

Publisher: SUNY Press

Published: 2001-01-25

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9780791448557

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Places contemporary minimum wage debates in historical context, stressing the importance of political as opposed to economic variables.


The Workfare State

The Workfare State

Author: Eva Bertram

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

Published: 2015-07-17

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 0812247078

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The Workfare State recounts the history of the evolving social contract for poor families from the New Deal to the present. Challenging conventional accounts, Eva Bertram argues that conservative Southern Democrats in the 1960s and 1970s led the way in developing the modern workfare state, well before Republican campaigns in the 1980s.


The Fair Labor Standards Act

The Fair Labor Standards Act

Author: Ellen C. Kearns

Publisher: Bna Books

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 1675

ISBN-13: 9781570181085

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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.