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...