For minimum wage and over-time purposes, Section 203(o) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) states that "hours worked" does not include time spent "changing clothes" if that time is excluded from working time by the...more
2/27/2013 - Collective Bargaining FLSA Protective Gear Safety Equipment Sandifer v U.S. Steel Corp SCOTUS Split of Authority Unions Wages
Reshoring – the return of production to the United States that had been outsourced to lower-wage rate locations overseas – has caught the manufacturing industry's and policymakers' attention....more
2/15/2013 - Economic Development Manufacturers Outsourcing Reshoring Reshoring Investments
The Department of Energy and Department of Treasury announced on February 7, 2013, that they have $150 million in leftover/returned tax credits available for Clean Energy Manufacturers under the Section 48C Advanced Energy...more
2/12/2013 - American Taxpayer Relief Act Clean Energy Department of Energy Manufacturers Renewable Energy Tax Credits Technology U.S. Treasury
Senate Bill 499, introduced by three Oregon Senators on February 7, 2013, would prohibit employers and universities, both public and private, from requiring applicants to turn over passwords to their personal social...more
2/12/2013 - Job Applicants Manufacturing Employers Passwords Social Media Universities
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