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Employment Law Principles

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Added on  2020-04-21

Employment Law Principles

   Added on 2020-04-21

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Running head: EMPLOYMENT LAWS1Employment LawsName:Institution:Date:
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EMPLOYMENT LAWS2IntroductionThere are many types of jobs in the United states of America, the federal principle statute thatguides the wages paid against the hours worked is very critical to many employees and employers. It stipulates that there should be fairness in work and pay respectively. The focus on Fair Labor Standards Act should ensure that no one is discriminated in levels of payment and the work that is done (Rootham, 2007). However, many shrewd employers are unfairly treating their employees by underpaying and refusing to comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Although there are many jobs that pay in wages and are hourly or weekly most of the jobs are formal and requires salaried workers. However, the FLSA was put into legislation for the employees who work on wages and are protected from exploitationand discrimination by the employees especially in regards with the pay(FLSA essentials, n.d.)Mining operator job and FSLA I work as a crew operator in a mining company. The company deals with exploration, mining and selling of natural gas and minerals and has been operating for quite some time now. As an operator in this company, we work in shifts but a consecutive workday of seven days. The plant operators are required by the company’s policies to work from Mondays all the way to the other Monday. However, the company changed the rules of engagement and decided that the operators will work from Sunday to Sunday (Rootham, 2007). The changes in work week means that there are communicated in the company’s memo but the overtime won’t change. Due to this changes, the operators complained about the ability of the company to sustain itself while also paying them their dues. The company policy to change the work schedule is correct but will negatively impact many peoples salary and the family constitution. In makingsure that the FLSA laws set up by the federal government are followed, there are given changes that are simply unjustifiable and will probably face resistance by the operators. The
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