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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Fair labor"”.
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Framing Minimum Wage Policy by the Democratic Presidential Administrations: Strategies and Ideologies
… has been a popular topic for researchers in labor economics. However, few studies have used framing analysis to investigate the issue of minimum wage. This exploratory quantitative content analysis coded 45 variables in 236 lengthy press documents spanning 84 years of Democratic presidential …
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An investigation to determine the effects of minimum wage legislation on the Virginia laundry and drycleaning industry
… determine the effects the 1966 amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act will have on the newly covered Virginia Laundry and Drycleaning Industry. Specific information is presented regarding the nature and magnitude of the changes which occurred in (1) employment; (2) wages; (3) scheduled weekly …
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Estimating Penalties for Violating the Minimum Wage and Hiring Illegal Immigrants: The Case of the U.S. Apparel Manufacturing Industry
… the United States typically violate several U.S. labor laws. Two they commonly violate are the minimum wage under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the ban on hiring illegal immigrants under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. The purpose of the present research was to estimate …
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Reluctant realists: the Pacific Northwest lumber industry, federal labor standards and union legislation during the New Deal
… lumber industry and its response to New Deal labor standards and labor union legislation. The Northwest lumber industry during the 1920s and 1930s was beset by the problems of overproduction and cut throat competition which plagued much of American industry during the Great Depression. …
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Improving Labor Market Design to Reduce Labor Abuse in the Global Supply Chain in Southeast Asia
Forced labor and labor abuse have become a growing concern in the global supply chain. Evidence suggest that more than 25 million people are victims of forced labor, and that much of this problem stem from the recruitment process. In collaboration with the Issara Institute (Issara), a non-profit …
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A Survey Of Progressive And Affirmative Employee Discipline Systems In Florida's Hospitals
… for their first offense. With the advent of labor unionism and fair labor practices in the first half of the twentieth century, organizational leaders were required to develop more progressive employee discipline systems which protected employee "due process" and which allowed time and …
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Fair work Austin : a study of consumer willingness to pay for premier community builders certified construction in Austin, Texas
The city of Austin in recent years has undertaken a number of planning initiatives to guide future development in the rapidly-growing urban area. What has emerged is a clear commitment to a broad definition of sustainability that includes environmental, economic, and social sustainability among …