Employment & FLSA

post carries two assignments

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes guidelines related to minimum wage, overtime pay, record-keeping, and child labor. Some companies find themselves facing legal challenges when they inappropriately classify employees as exempt or nonexempt for the purpose of overtime payments.

You have discovered that Elora Jean & Co. has classified many of its nonproduction positions as exempt. As the human resources (HR) legal consultant contracted to review all HR policies, you are concerned with legal exposure, union challenges that may result, and poor tracking of hours worked for the purpose of paying overtime. You plan to prepare a presentation for Elora Jean & Co.’s owner, outlining your observations, concerns, and recommendations, keeping in mind the company’s desire to remain competitive while adhering to employment laws.

Components of this presentation will include the following:

Discuss the key components of the FLSA overtime requirements, focusing specifically on considering the legal distinction between exempt and nonexempt employees.
Generalize how FLSA will affect Elora Jean & Co.’s ability to classify employees as exempt or nonexempt in relation to the payment of overtime, and determine at what point overtime is paid with regard to hours worked. Research of federal and Indiana state laws is necessary.
Discuss the implications of improperly paying union staff and not having a defined overtime policy as it relates to labor relations.
Discuss the legal implications of improper classification.
Develop a procedure that Elora Jean & Co. can use to equitably manage overtime at its facilities.
Formulate strategies that you recommend to ensure that Elora Jean & Co. accurately classifies employees as exempt or nonexempt. Discuss the roles that job analysis and job descriptions play in the process.
Discuss the record-keeping requirements imposed by the FLSA.
Address legal issues of minimum wage, overtime pay, record keeping, and child labor for the Malaysian facility. Assess possible HR policy differences in the Malaysian operation and how they may affect Elora Jean & Co.’s domestic workforce.

2:Spiritual discipline

Take up a sadhana (daily spiritual discipline), and create a meditation journal, chronicling your journey and experience. Maintain your meditation for at least a week. 11 mins a day is good to start with. Your meditation choice may be taken from the CDs which you already have (as listed on syllabus), or, in total silence (if you already have experience with meditation).

It is recommended that you alternate between tracks on the CDs, in order to discover what you prefer and to widen your exposure to different types of meditations & guidance.

In your journal, say which track(s) you used on each day, and describe your experience. Also, say why you chose this project. Part of this assignment is to first watch the two short videos, and read the article (links below), on the purpose and basic techniques of meditation. Summarize the information and say exactly how the videos and article informed your meditation practice.

In the description of your experience, elaborate on any difficulties encountered, i.e., resistance, frustration, anxiety, impatience, boredom, etc., and how you were affected by distractions. Say also, how the guided tracks affected your experience. Be sure to include the positive effects, as well! Did you find yourself more centered, present, patient, blissful after practice, etc.? ??

1. Youtube Video (6 mins.):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5ienCg_3XA? (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

2. Youtube Video (9 mins.) :

3. Article on meditation: http://liveanddare.com/benefits-of-meditation/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

and these:

4. CDs of Guided Meditations: https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=ntt_srch_drd_B00FB8WKUO?ie=UTF8&field-keywords=Dhanpal-Donna%20Quesada&index=digital-music&search-type=ss (Links to an external site.)

Labor Standards Act