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SEIU and other labor unions can accompany the government inspectors on site visits due to a quiet and contested Obama administration rule clarification issued last year in response to a request from a union representative. Maurice Baskin, an attorney representing the Associated Builders and Contractors and the National Association of Manufacturers, said in testimony before the House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections that OSHA’s clarification letter violates the OSH Act and the National Labor Relations Act. Section 9 of the National Labor Relations Act holds that an “authorized representative” must be an agent from a union that a majority of the...

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) was passed in 1938, one of those statist measures that FDR and his allies said were necessary to combat the Depression. It is the law that puts federal politicians and especially bureaucrats in the Department of Labor in charge of key aspects of labor contracts, including the minimum wage and mandatory overtime pay. Lately, the FLSA has gotten itself into the news. Obama insists on raising the minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 per hour, but that’s rather old news. Last week, he declared that the Labor Department would revise the rules on overtime...

Go to the site to read the chart. The first minimum wage was 25 cents in 1938!

Remember the NY Time's Rick Bragg who used an UNPAID stringer for part of his story? A practice that was described as common within the mainstream media...It's a clear violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Here's one explanation from a quick google search. And while the focus is on college students, it's illegal for anyone to work for free. Are Your Interns Legal? Page 1 of 1 by Eileen LevittAs it became harder and harder for companies to recruit qualified workers, more firms have looked at college interns as a way to get the job done. Using college...