by Stephen Koppekin | Feb 5, 2017 | Labor, Stephen Koppekin, Unions
Stephen Koppekin Consulting provides cost-effective and efficient consulting solutions in the areas of labor and employment. With his expert ability to negotiate and his solution-based mindset, Stephen Koppekin shares his vast knowledge on his consulting website. No...
by Stephen Koppekin | Feb 3, 2017 | Labor, Stephen Koppekin, Workplace Policies
In the midst of the Industrial Revolution, Americans worked twelve-hour days for seven days a week to make a decent living. The working conditions weren’t safe, as everyone worked in unsafe conditions, weren’t given proper breaks, and the areas weren’t very sanitary....
by Stephen Koppekin | Feb 2, 2017 | Labor, Stephen Koppekin, Workplace Policies
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) was signed into law by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1938. It establishes a minimum wage, overtime pay, record keeping, and child labor standards affecting full-time and part-time workers. For the past 80 years, this law has...
by Stephen Koppekin | Feb 1, 2017 | Business, Labor, Stephen Koppekin
The Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors and Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Orders are bringing changes to contractor’s and subcontractor’s contracts in 2017. Signed into law by former President Obama, contractors and subcontractors that enter...
