For this assignment, you will be researching the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)

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For this assignment, you will be researching the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). For the first section of your paper: Assess the main features of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Compare the definitions of exempt and nonexempt employees. Evaluate at least three criteria that differentiate an exempt and nonexempt employee. In spring 2014, President Obama sent a memo to the US Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary directing reform of FLSA to address white collar exemptions and, effectively, increase the number of employees entitled to overtime pay. Research some of the likely revisions the DOL is considering such as increase in minimum salary requirements and change to the current “primary duty” test. For the second section of your paper: Analyze how the potential modifications differ from the 1938 law and how the status of exempt and nonexempt employees might be altered by the proposed changes. Analyze some of the controversies associated with these modifications. Include the union's objections and justify your view whether these changes benefit employees or the employer and whether you prefer the current FLSA law or the proposed changes.

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Fair Labour standard act introduced weekly 44 hrs work time and so many benefits to the employees. As before the implantation of this law employees were suffering from so many labour related issues.

In April 2014, the United States Senate debated the Minimum Wage Fairness Act (S. 1737; 113th Congress). This increase the minimal wage to $ 0.10.In January 2015, President Barack Obama asked Congress to pass the Healthy Families act .

Some employees are exempt from the overtime pay provisions, and minimum wage as well.

Exemption of white collars from this wage group is not acceptable as there are many white collars who actually suffer from many financial crisis. So these minim wage standards should be applicable for all such cases as well.

From 1938 amendment FLSA has refined a lot both in terms of wage standard and strict guidelines and principles. The FLSA tried to modify many loopholes of 1938 amendements ( like classification of employees based on financial stability and education) and caste, creed and race division etc. So FLS has taken many positive aspects from 1938 and modified it into much better way.

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