by Stephen Koppekin | Apr 4, 2017 | Labor, Stephen Koppekin
America’s first step toward creating the Department of Labor as we know it today took place in 1884 with the passage of Bureau of Labor Act. That law created the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to gather data on labor and employment in the country; BLS still exists...
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....
