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The Autocratically Flexible Workplace: A History Of Overtime Regulation In The United States, Marc Linder Nov 2012

The Autocratically Flexible Workplace: A History Of Overtime Regulation In The United States, Marc Linder

Marc Linder

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“Time And A Half’S The American Way:” A History Of The Exclusion Of White-Collar Workers From Overtime Regulation, 1868-2004, Marc Linder Nov 2012

“Time And A Half’S The American Way:” A History Of The Exclusion Of White-Collar Workers From Overtime Regulation, 1868-2004, Marc Linder

Marc Linder

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"Moments Are The Elements Of Profit": Overtime And The Deregulation Of Working Hours Under The Fair Labor Standards Act, Marc Linder Nov 2012

"Moments Are The Elements Of Profit": Overtime And The Deregulation Of Working Hours Under The Fair Labor Standards Act, Marc Linder

Marc Linder

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Absenteeism And The Overtime Decision, Ronald G. Ehrenberg Jul 2012

Absenteeism And The Overtime Decision, Ronald G. Ehrenberg

Ronald G. Ehrenberg

[Excerpt] Upon reading the congressional hearing on the Overtime Pay Penalty Act of 1964, one cannot fail to be impressed by the emphasis that management places on absenteeism as a primary cause of overtime. The argument given is basically quite simple: Large firms, it is claimed, attempt to account for absenteeism by hiring standby workers; however because of the stochastic nature of the absentee rate, it is impossible for them to have replacements always available. Hence overtime must be worked by existing employees in order to meet production schedules. One concludes from this argument that the randomness of absenteeism is …


Half-Time Or Time And One-Half? Recent Developments Deprive Employees Of Their Rightful Overtime Under The Flsa, Christina Harris Schwinn Jul 2012

Half-Time Or Time And One-Half? Recent Developments Deprive Employees Of Their Rightful Overtime Under The Flsa, Christina Harris Schwinn

Christina Schwinn

This thesis discusses the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit’s decision in Urnikis-Negro v. American Family Property Services, et al., 616 F.3d 665 (7th Cir. 2010); cert. denied, 131 S.Ct. 1484 (February 22, 2011) in which it authorized the payment of overtime to the plaintiff in an exemption misclassification case under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 U.S.C. retroactively based upon the methodology under the fluctuating workweek method of paying overtime even though such method for paying overtime in misclassifications cases is not authorized under the FLSA, its regulations, interpretive bulletins or under the United …


Time At A Premium: The Arbitration Of Overtime And Premium Pay Disputes, Roger Abrams, Dennis Nolan Dec 1983

Time At A Premium: The Arbitration Of Overtime And Premium Pay Disputes, Roger Abrams, Dennis Nolan

Roger I. Abrams

This article continues the joint work of Professors Abrams and Nolan concerning the major issues addressed in labor arbitration. Unionized workplaces often include in their collective bargaining agreements provisions for the payment of premium pay to employees who work in certain situations, such as overtime hours beyond the normal workday or work week or hours worked when employees are called-in to work during non-working hours. The resolution of these disputes requires careful attention to the terms used by parties in their agreements within the context of the basic purposes of such provisions and an understanding of how they generally operate …