Ch 31 Flashcards
Fair labor standards act (FLSA) tipped employees
524
the us supreme court held that the time spent by employees walking between the locker room and the production areas of the plant was compensable under the FLSA. the supreme court stated, the department of labor described the workday as roughly the period from ‘whistle to whistle’. any walking time that occurs after the beginning of the end of the employee’s first principal activity and before the end of the employee’s last principle activity is covered by the FLSA.
child labor
523
FLSA forbids the use of oppressive child labor and makes it unlawful to ship goods produced by businesses that use oppressive child labor.
- children under age 14 cannot work except as newspaper delivers
- children ages 14 and 15 may work limited hours in nonhazardous jobs approved by the department of labor and
- children ages 16 and 17 may work unlimited hours in nonhazardous jobs.
children who work in agricultural employment and child actors and performers are exempt from these restrictions
family medical leave act (FMLA)
526
a federal act that guarantees workers up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave in a 12 month period to attend to family and medical emergencies and other specified situations
applies to companies with 50 or more workers.
to be covered by the act a worker must have worked for at least 1 yr and must have performed more than 1,250 hours of service during the previous 12 months.
family medical leave act (FMLA)
526
family medical leave act (FMLA)
526
Unemployment benefits
527
compensation that is paid to workers who are temporarily unemployed
H-1B foreign guest worker visa
530
a visa that allows US employers to employ foreign nations in the US who are skilled in speciality occupations. 3 yrs
worker’s compensation/third parties
519
compensation paid to workers and their families when workers are injured in connection with their jobs.
