| Fair Labor Standards Act Salaried Workers Exemptions |
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| The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) requires employers to pay a minimum wage and a premium hourly rate (time and one-half pay) for any hours worked in excess of 40 hours in a given week. Under the FLSA, however, certain salaried employees are exempted from the overtime pay guarantee. More... |
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| The Labor-Management Reporting and |
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| Disclosure Act Election Protest Procedures) More... |
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| The No Fear Act |
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| Prompted by a concern that "chronic" problems with discrimination and retaliation against federal employees existed, Congress passed the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002, also known as the No Fear Act, to protect federal employees from these illegal practices. Essentially, the No Fear Act seeks to ensure that federal agencies are held accountable for violations of anti-discrimination and whistleblower protection laws. More... |
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| Protected Activities under the National Labor Relations Act |
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| The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (NLRA) was passed to guarantee employees the right to join labor unions and to have the unions negotiate the terms of their employment with their employers. In addition to guaranteeing rights to employees, the NLRA prohibits certain activities by employers and unions. More... |
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| Labor Management Relations Act |
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| In 1947, Congress passed the Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA), also known as the Taft-Hartley Act, which amended the National Labor Relations Act primarily to impose certain restrictions on the activities of labor unions. The LMRA also imposed upon employers and labor unions a "mutual obligation . . . to meet at reasonable times and confer in good faith with respect to wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment, or the negotiation of an agreement or any question arising thereunder." This obligation is known as the "duty to bargain." More... |
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