Currently, the provincial and Federal government provides funding for the programs pertaining to Aboriginal employment. ... Programs that are funded primarily by the federal government are directed and implemented by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) and other federal departments. The Federal government is also responsible for ensuring the businesses of the public and private sector abide by the Employment Equity Act. ... The provincial budgetary history for this policy is quite short as many of the programs are relatively new and most have been created by the Federal government. ....

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The increase in minimum wage had been attempted by the federal government and multiple states throughout the country attempting to meet the objective of assisting the lowest waged worker in the hopes of fixing the economy and reducing the rates of poverty. ... The attempt by the federal government and state was found only beneficial to certain minimum waged paying employees and was unsuccessful to the goal of reducing poverty proving to be a poor system. ... This explains one of Mankiw's Principles on "The cost of something is what you give up to get it" (Mankiw) because decision makers ...

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In 1938, the first federal minimum wage mandate was enacted. ... When enacted under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the federal minimum wage was set at twenty-five cents an hour. ... We need to bring the aggressive wage costs decreed by the Federal Government under control. ... When in reality over half the states are one to two dollars higher than the federal minimum (Mejeur, 2014). ... In addition those who are the single parents, supporting multiple children qualify for and typically utilize government assistance and programs that are available to offset lower wages earned. ...

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A third factor in the balance in Australia was the government. ... State and Federal governments have been involved in labour reforms and during the last few decades industrial unrest has been lessened as the arbitration and negotiation machinery had become more sophisticated. ... It appears that the Federal Government are support the NFF. ... The Government is advocating workplace reform of the waterfront to enable it to compete in the international arena. ... The conflict between the MUA and NFF may be long and bitter with many casualties, Patrick among the first, but with the present federa...

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From 1881 to 1900 the American Federation of Labor held 23,000 strikes (roughly over three-per-day), and agitated corporations looked to the federal government for support - laborers did not stand a chance (even when unionized) against the central government. ... Four famous strikes illustrate how powerless labor unions were to the federal government. After federal intervention in these strikes, many workers ended up imprisoned or dead. ... Perhaps more powerful than the federal government, however, were the corporations - the largest employer of laborers, yet the force that keeps them hung...

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This form of closed shop is now prohibited under federal labour statutes. ... Most escalator clauses use the national consumer price index (CPI) prepared by the federal government's Bureau of Labour Statistics. ...

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The advocates for living wage legislation define the living wage as follows: The living wage idea is to raise an individuals income above the federal poverty level for a familys of four. ... Local, State, or Federal government would establish a wage, for certain employees, and not allow them to be paid less than that amount (See Figure-1). However, the living wage legislation that has passed has just been mandated for companies doing business with Local and State governments according to Pollin, & Luce (1998). ... That is because mandatory wage hikes trigger changes in Federal wage and hous...

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An individual supporting a family will not make enough to live above the federal poverty threshold, which is $22,283 (U.S. ... However, for a family of two or more it is not enough to survive on without government assistance. Raising the minimum wage would allow some families to live without government assistance. ... The key purpose of why the federal minimum wage was created is to keep U.S. working citizens out of poverty. ... Raising the minimum wage can cut government spending by decreasing the amount of funding on food stamps and Medicaid. ...

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They may also work for federal, state, and local governments or they may also be self-employed. ... According to the US Department of Labor, average annual salaries for landscape architects with the federal government were $47,000 in 1994. ... State and local government agencies employ landscape architects for forest management; water storage; public housing, city planning, and urban renewal projects; highways, parks, and recreation areas. The federal government employs them in the Departments of Agriculture, Defense, and Interior. ...

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Some states in the United Stated have their minimum wages set above the federal minimum wage. ... Also, Arizona has its minimum wage set above the federal minimum wage ("In Your State"). ... Therefore, the federal minimum wage first became a law in the United States in 1938. ... Since 1938, the federal minimum wage has been increased twenty-two times. ... When students cannot afford to go the college tuition, they take loans from the government in order to get an education. ...

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Most everyone I know personally have used the Family Medical Leave Act or FMLA as it is abbreviated, to some extent, as it is possibly one of the most well known federally mandated acts. ... This Federal act was started by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division, who administers and enforces the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for all private, state and local government employee and some federal employees. A "covered" employer refers to all public agencies, including state, local and federal employers, local education age...

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Supporters of the establishment of a federal minimum wage believe and promote that this system aids in the reduction of exploitation and also that it guarantees workers the ability to provide for themselves, and any family member, the basic necessities needed for survival (for example food and shelter). However, others argue that the existence of a federal minimum wage adds to an increased unemployment rate among younger people and unskilled workers. ... Examples of jobs with government established minimum wage salaries are the front desk workers at college dormitories, fast food workers, a re...

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Policy Covering a wide range of items within the workplace policy many companies embrace similar aspect of inclusive elements such as the fact that sexual harassment will not be tolerated, definitions of sexual harassment from the federal and state level of government, clear examples of behaviors that could be considered sexual harassment, how to repot it and what step will be taken to remedy any complaint (Petrocelli and Repa, 1999). ... It is also a good idea to ensure that those materials cover both State and Federal laws. ... -Create, review and approve a policy that outline Federal, State...

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Introduction Companies who employ large numbers of workers, whether those employees are covered by union representation or the business resides in a "right to work" state, must comply with federal statutes relating to the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act (PPACA). ... Employers with more than 50 employees and any employer who: a) offers minimum essential coverage to employees through an eligible employer sponsored plan, b) pays any portion of the costs of such plan, and c) where the employee's share of the cost of such coverage exceeds 8% of the employee's wages, must ...

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Corporate social responsibility is the organization's commitment to run in an environmentally and economically sustainable manner while simultaneously acknowledging the interests of its stakeholders, that is, consumers, shareholders, employees, community, government and the environment. ... Some of the laws that Juanita's company include federal guidelines of EEOC, job discrimination, Equal Employment Opportunity laws and market forces laws. ...

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Labor legislation in Union/Non-Union environment is divided amongst Federal/Provincial jurisdictions and further segregated into Public/Private sectors. Government in each jurisdiction creates special regulatory bodies to enforce compliance with the law and it's interpretation. ... Premier Smallwood then set out to create a climate and send a message that unions were not going to run his government. ... Consequently government spending increased the number of civil servants. ... Public service employees were not unionized since most were patronage appointments for supporting Governmen...

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Therefore, over the last few decades, the Mexican government began addressing the issue by implementing programs and actions relating to women. ... Union leaders readily backed government policy, including the use of wage caps in exchange for political and financial favors. Today labor matters in the entire Mexican Republic are regulated by the Federal Labor Law (FLL). ...

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Supreme Court decisions and an EEOC pronouncement underscore the need for employers to step up sensitivity and diversity training, and to ensure company employment policies comply with federal and state regulations. ... Benchmarking; controlling absenteeism " Employers might look for features that help control absenteeism, benchmark compensation in all 50 U.S. states, or that offer access to legal or regulatory data bases to facilitate compliance with federal, state and local government or agency employment requirements. ...

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She was an employee of the Armed Forces and was using an experimental drug given to her by a governmental agency. ... "Federal law states that once the employer realizes the call is personal, they must stop monitoring the call- ("Monitoring Your,"" para 7). ... "The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 is the only federal statue that offers workers protections in communications privacy- ("Workplace Privacy,"" para 6). ...

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Introduction The Wagner Act was set up by the federal government in 1935 as a regulator, as well as the final arbitrator of labor relations in the United States. ... Wagner was an avid supporter of social justice, having the full conviction that the American economy could only realize its full potential if mass purchasing power is guaranteed by government spending as well as full protection of the rights of workers. ... In most cases, this applies to all employers involved in interstate commerce apart from government, agriculture, railroads and airlines. ...

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So far it has helped implement more than 1,100 programs in some 20 countries Joining hands: The United Nations wants to bring Governments, factory owners and international donors together to work against child labor. ... Some Governments have followed this example. International solidarity: Children, youth, concerned citizens and government leaders in Asia, Africa, Europe, and North and South America in 1998 took part in a march against child labor. The march traveled through 56 countries, gathered supporters and raised greater awareness, putting new pressure on Governments to ratify convent...

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There have been various studies on diversity management in the federal government; much less is recognized at the state and local level. ... Frequent recommendations for diversity initiatives at the federal stage comprise: management responsibility, an assessment of organizational formation and processes, consideration to diversity representation, preparation and mentoring programs, recognition and encouragement of nontraditional groups, and an importance on shared values (Wyatt-Nichol & Antwi-Boasiako, 2012). ...

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On March 14, I applied at Loyola University at department of Government and Community Relations. ... The description of second project id re-labeling all the files in cabinets and sorting them out as federal, state, and local files. ...

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