Essays Tagged: "US Department of Labor"

Unemployment in the United States has fluctuated due to economic conditions through the decades.

tates in reviewed, there have been extreme conditions that stand out over the years.Unemployment is used to describe the condition of being out of work. This word can only be used in your case if you ... be used in your case if you are able and willing to work, but is laid off or cannot find a job because no one is hiring. The statistics and figures of unemployment are found in the CPS, the Current P ...

(5 pages) 402 0 4.8 Dec/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

An anti-affirmative action paper with sources plus extra data many quotations.

Affirmative Action was first used in 1965 by the Johnson Administration in passing executive order 11246. It stated that contract ... stration in passing executive order 11246. It stated that contractors being paid with public funds must hire employees "without regard to their race, color, religion, sex or national origin" (US Depar ... and more regulations concerning government contracts. These new expansions in the program apply the use of quotas and preferential treatment. Minority applicants get special boosts based on their race ...

(6 pages) 174 0 4.7 Apr/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights

Violence in the workplace

e against workers. It can occur at or outside the workplace and can range from threats and verbal abuse to physical assaults and homicide, one of the leading causes of job-related deaths. However it m ... olence is an issue that everyone who is in the labor force should be aware of. Regardless of the industry or the organization, employees, supervisors, managers and owners should take precautions and t ...

(13 pages) 455 0 4.3 May/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Non-Discriminatory Work Environment Paper

.Diversity in the WorkplaceDiversity in the workplace is one of the most critical challenges facing US organizations today. It is believed that attaining workforce diversity has many positive social, ... ty to manage diversity in the workplace can be extremely harmful to the workplace resulting in serious problems such as discriminations suits, legal fees/settlements, high employee turnover rates and ...

(4 pages) 119 0 4.7 Sep/2007

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights

Minimum Wage in America

mum Wage in AmericaJeremy MastersNational University (ECO 203)Minimum wage laws were first seen in Australia and New Zealand around 1896, they set the legal minimums for the hourly wages paid to certa ... get a feel for professional working environments. To understand why minimum wages have such hazardous effects on the labor market, one must understand how wages are determined in the free market.Cons ...

(3 pages) 31 0 3.0 Oct/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Decisions in Paradise Part I:IDMA Company (With Instructor Comments)

IN PARADICEDecisions in Paradise Part IW3 Individual AssignmentUniversity of PhoenixKaren AmabileAugust 26, 2008Decisions in Paradise Part INick, fresh out of college, has been offered what appears to ... of action for the IDMA to proceed.Key Problems, Issues and EffectsThough many might imagine that a business trip to a small island in the South Pacific would be like visiting paradise on earth, Kava p ...

(7 pages) 146 0 5.0 Oct/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

This essay is a research essay of "Labor law OSHA", this is done for Business Ethics class.

bor law in the United States is a heavily regulated area, and administrative agencies play an enormous role by in enforcing regulations and ruling disputes. The cabinet level agency responsible for ge ... gress in 1970 and were signed by President Richard Nixon on December 29, 1970, and is a part of the US Department of Labor (Congress, 2004, section 651). It is the primary federal law which governs oc ...

(18 pages) 92 0 0.0 Nov/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers