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Hot Topic: Flsa Firefighter Definition Revised, Dennis Wolf, Richard Stokes Mar 2012

Hot Topic: Flsa Firefighter Definition Revised, Dennis Wolf, Richard Stokes

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Clarification of an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act regarding the definition of "an employee in fire protection activities."


Hot Topic: Congress Increased Minimum Wage (2010), Richard Stokes Nov 2010

Hot Topic: Congress Increased Minimum Wage (2010), Richard Stokes

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President Bush signed a spending bill that amended the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to increase the federal minimum wage in three steps.


Hot Topic: Flsa Reminder: Congress Increased Minimum Wage, Richard Stokes Jun 2009

Hot Topic: Flsa Reminder: Congress Increased Minimum Wage, Richard Stokes

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This is a reminder that the FLSA increases the minium wage from $6.55 per hour to $7.25 per hour, effective July 24, 2009.


Hot Topic: Flsa Reminder: Congress Increased Minimum Wage (2008), Richard Stokes Jul 2008

Hot Topic: Flsa Reminder: Congress Increased Minimum Wage (2008), Richard Stokes

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The FLSA has been amended to increase the federal minimum wage in three steps.


Hot Topic: Congress Increases Minimum Wage, Richard Stokes Jun 2007

Hot Topic: Congress Increases Minimum Wage, Richard Stokes

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President Bush has signed a spending bill that amends the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to increase the federal minimum wage in three steps.


Hot Topic: Fair Pay Initiative (Section 13(A)(1) Of The Fair Labor Standards Act): The Executive, Administrative, Professional, And Computer Employees Exemptions Revisited-1, Richard Stokes Jun 2004

Hot Topic: Fair Pay Initiative (Section 13(A)(1) Of The Fair Labor Standards Act): The Executive, Administrative, Professional, And Computer Employees Exemptions Revisited-1, Richard Stokes

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The Fair Pay Initiative nearly triples the salary threshold for overtime, establishes that exemptions do not apply to certain jobs, and identifies those employees who must be paid a minimum wage and premium overtime wages.


Hot Topic: Flsa Firefighter Definition Revised (2001), Dennis Wolf, Richard Stokes Feb 2001

Hot Topic: Flsa Firefighter Definition Revised (2001), Dennis Wolf, Richard Stokes

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Clarification of an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act regarding the definition of "an employee in fire protection activities."


Hot Topic: Second Phase Of Minimum Wage Increase, Richard Stokes Sep 1997

Hot Topic: Second Phase Of Minimum Wage Increase, Richard Stokes

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Included in the Small Business Protection Act of 1996 (P. L. 104-188) was a two-phase increase in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) minimum wage. The second phase of the minimum wage increase went into effect of September 1, 1997. Under the act, employees, unless specifically exempt, must receive a minimum wage no less than $5 .15 per hour for all hours worked.


Hot Topic: New Minimum Wage Set, Richard Stokes Sep 1996

Hot Topic: New Minimum Wage Set, Richard Stokes

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President Bill Clinton signed into law the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996. The bill contains several amendments affecting government employees. Among them are the Minimum Wage Increase Act of 1996 and the Fair Labor Standards Act Amendment of 1996. (FLSA) The Small Business Job Protection Act also provides an extension of the Employer-Provided Educational Assistance Programs.