Is 'Doing' the Same as Being 'Responsible for'?
April 14, 2008—Six Georgia paramedics who were switched from nonexempt to exempt status charged that their reclassification violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Because they had become firefighters, the county made the change under a congressional amendment to FLSA. The paramedics disagreed.
Company Fined after Death of Teenage Forklift Operator
August 13, 2003—The Wage and Hour investigation revealed that a 15-year-old youth was at the controls of a forklift in violation of the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Language Barriers Cause Problems
August 08, 2002— The growing number of Hispanics in America, particularly in the Midwest and South, is creating a language barrier that has impacted how governments and businesses provide services, the Associated Press reports.
Productivity Rses, Labor Cost Growth Slows
November 15, 2001—Just when the economists were grumbling about another possible interest rate hike by the Fed, worker productivity galloped in to the rescue.
United Way Gets Competitors For Office Giving
August 30, 2001— In what may be a coup for groups seeking to break United Way's hold on workplace giving, Emory University in Atlanta has invited four other charities to solicit payroll contributions from its employees, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Worker's Comp: Double-Digit Increases
July 19, 2001—A study of worker-compensation claims in eight large state shows that claim costs grew by 11 percent in 1997 and 1998, the most recent years available for review.
Southern Hospitals Driven to Close
July 18, 2001—An estimated 35 hospitals in Georgia, Tennessee, and Alabama have closed in the last 13 years, according to the Chattanooga Times Free Press, which points to insufficient Medicare payments from the federal government as a leading cause.
