ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Ayers, J. (2014). Protesters Nationwide Call for $15 Minimum Wage. Retrieved from http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/12/04/minimum-wage-fast-food-protests/19908011/
This article is written about the nationwide controversy our Country has been facing with the minimum wage requirements and how each state has their own set pay. Workers from low-paying jobs have joined forces and have marched in protest in 190 different cities trying to help get their viewpoint across at the national level.
Bradley, Collins and Mayer. (2013). The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): An Overview. Congressional Research Service. (PDF Format). Retrieved from http://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42713.pdf
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) provides workers with minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor protections. The FLSA covers most, but not all, private and public sector employees. In addition, certain employers and employees are exempt from coverage. This document is an in-depth overview of how the FLSA can protect workers, the relations it has with State laws, child labor and overtime just to name a few.
Dias, L. (2011). Human Resource Management. Saylor.org/books. ISBN 13: 978-1-4533194-3-7. Downloaded Jan. 10, 2014. Retrieved from https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/BookDetail.aspx?bookId=71
With utilizing our textbook throughout our class at Siena Heights University, I was able to find a lot of key notes and informative dialect to help write this paper and create this website. The involvement human resource management has between a company and its employers is crucial to make sure that they are following federal laws that are governed under The Fair Labor Standards Act. This textbook has also helped enrich my knowledge about the processes every human resource department has to endure when maintaining a company’s code of ethics while keeping their goals intact.
Patton, Mike. (2014). The Facts on Increasing the Minimum Wage. Retrieved from
http://www.forbes.com/sites/mikepatton/2014/11/26/the-facts-on-the-minimum-wage-increase
This article provides information dating back to the times of the Great Depression and how we’ve advanced with what the amount of minimum wage is from over the years. It gives opinions on the merits of minimum wage and also how the economic growth has been effected by it.
Perez, Thomas E. (2013). Keeping the Promise of Opportunity. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thomas-e-perez/keeping-the-promise-of-op_b_4284312.html
Thomas Perez, who is the U.S. Secretary of Labor, noted in on this article, “Today at the Labor Department, we hosted academics, advocates and experts for a day-long conference to discuss both the progress we've made thanks to the FLSA, and the work that still remains.” This article also encourages hope for those who have to work multiple jobs in order to get by, giving hope for a promising future with fair wages.
Reid, Brad. (2014). Keep a Log of the Hours You Have Worked. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brad-reid/keep-a-log-of-the-hours-t_b_6173814.html
This article talks about how a recent federal Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit decision had dismissed an employee's claim for overtime pay illustrates why an employee should keep a log of hours worked. No matter how great a human resource department is within a company, there is room for human error, technical issues with time clocks or forgetting to punch in. This is a good read to really help put an emphasis on the American worker and that we all need to log our hours to make sure we are getting paid for our rightfully earned wages.
Stevenson, B. (2013). Five Myths About the Minimum Wage. Retrieved from http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/five-myths-about-the-minimum-wage/2013/04/05/d89b5fa8-9c8f-11e2-9a79-eb5280c81c63_story.html
Betsey Stevenson, an associate professor of public policy at the University of Michigan, served as chief economist of the Labor Department from 2010 to 2011. She wrote this article to help distinguish the difference between right and wrong with these 5 myths and how they’re impacting our country from a government’s viewpoint.
The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, As Amended. U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division. (PDF Format). Retrieved from http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/statutes/fairlaborstandact.pdf
This is the legal documentation format that The Fair Labor Standards Act is written under. It has every aspect that an employee and an employer may encounter with statutes of limitations, the law itself, and helps to provide questions with answers. This documentation also helps aid a human resource department in knowing what the law is and how they need to govern it under federal regulations and company policy.
Siena Heights University - Human Resource Management, MGT-360-02 Professor Stephen Ball