The Fair Labor Standards Act Of 1938 by Codey Mitchell The Fair Labor Standards Act‚ or FLSA‚ is a federal statute that applies to the United States. It is sometimes called the Wages and Hours Bill. It helps employees engaged in interstate commerce or those who work for a enterprise who is involved in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce‚ unless the employer can make a claim and be found exempt from coverage. The FLSA established a national minimum wage‚ employees were promised
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When it comes to legal termination of an employee the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) has no legal requirements for prior notice to an employee regarding the termination of his or her job (Mullin‚ 2002). The legal requirements in layoff situations are detailed in the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (the WARN Act). Generally‚ the WARN Act requires that a covered employer provide 60 days’ notice of a plant closing or mass layoff (Mullin‚ 2002). This act is designed to provide
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WHEN HOLDING ON MEANS LETTING GO: WHY FAIR USE SHOULD EXTEND TO FAN-BASED ACTIVITIES Nathaniel T. Noda† INTRODUCTION In a celebrated children’s song‚ Malvina Reynolds observes that love is “just like a magic penny‚ / hold it tight and you won’t have any. / Lend it‚ spend it‚ and you’ll have so many / They’ll roll all over the floor.”1 Just as love sometimes means letting go‚ the doctrine of fair use recognizes that the purposes of copyright are sometimes better served by allowing certain forms
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With the newfound acceptance of homosexuality‚ the border between male homosocial relations and homosexual relations has become fuzzy. The distinction between male homosocial and homosexual desires are what I will be exploring in My Fair Lady. In the classic movie My Fair Lady the relationship between Professor Higgins and Colonel Pickering displays both homosocial and homosexual characteristics‚ and models the triangular desire defined by Eve Sedgwick. Higgins invites Colonel Pickering to his house
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Fair or Not Fair As once said by Nelson Mandela “A good leader can engage in a debate frankly and thoroughly‚ knowing that at the end he and the other side must be closer‚ and thus emerge stronger. You don’t have that idea when you are arrogant‚ superficial‚ and uninformed.” Only when you meet that criteria can you be considered a good leader‚ however in Sophocles’ book Antigone once a crime has been committed not only is the guilty killer put on trial but whether or not Creon is a good leader is
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contract. Wrongful discharge gives employees legal grounds for a lawsuit against employers who have dismissed them unfairly. Laws and regulations to ensure equal opportunity in employment for all individuals. Child labor is regulated by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and state labor laws. Once a contract has been signed‚ neither party can change their mind – both parties are locked in. If either party still wishes to pull out of the contract before it is finished‚ they may end up paying
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Syllabus College of Humanities FP/120 Version 3 Essentials of Personal Finance Copyright © 2012‚ 2011‚ 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course provides an overview of the elements necessary for effective personal financial planning and the opportunity to apply the techniques and strategies essential to this understanding. Primary areas of study include creating and managing a personal budget‚ understanding and paying taxes‚ working with financial
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Fair Debt Collection Practice Act: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC)‚ the nation’s consumer protection agency‚ enforces the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)‚ which prohibits debt collectors from using abusive‚ unfair‚ or deceptive practices to collect from you [ftc.gov]. FDCPA became effective in March 1978; it also protects reputable debt collectors from unfair competition and encourages consistent state action to protect consumers from abuses in debt collection [federalreserve.gov].
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Vol. 2 No. 20; November 2011 Fair Value Accounting: Its Impacts on Financial Reporting and How It Can Be Enhanced to Provide More Clarity and Reliability of Information for Users of Financial Statements Ashford C. Chea School of Business‚ Kentucky Wesleyan College 4721 Covert Avenue‚ Evansville IN 47714 USA Abstract The author begins the paper with a brief historical development of the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (FAS 157) and its impact on fair value accounting. This is followed
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ear Mr. and Mrs. Stenberg: Thank you for contacting our office with respect to a potential claim under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act pertaining to your dealings with Cavalry SPV I‚ LLC. We are pleased that you have asked us to represent you in this matter. After a review of the facts of your case known at this time‚ we are of the opinion that your claim has substantial merit and we are prepared to accept representation of your interests. The scope of our representation would be preparing
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