Essays on Department Of Labor

Caucasian and African women are segregated by the differences in their salary and education. With the persistence of racial-based wage and education gaps in modern society, the status and role of colored women, specifically those from the African descent, remain discriminated due to the prevalence of indissoluble racial and gender stereotypes. Although the philosophy of racial and gender equality has, in essence, created “equal education opportunities” for all females, the provision of racial equity has yet to be fully realized. In reality, however, the education and economic gap between Caucasian and African women evinces that the school and professional ...

Question 1: Jeans Inc.

Comparison and Contrast Job evaluation entails the assessment of the worthiness of a job based on personal and employment factors such as the required skills and qualifications. Various methods can be utilized to carry out job evaluation. They include ranking, factor comparison, point method, and classification (Dubey, 14). Ranking is the simplest approach whereby the administer compares different tasks to one another to assess their worthiness to the firm. Classification involves a system that evaluates and defines the authority, duties, tasks, and responsibilities of the job holder. Factor comparison, on the other hand, is a scientific technique that ranks ...

Introduction

Our company, here in referred to as Greene’s LLC, is suing Jennifer Lawson, a former employee for breaching a confidentiality agreement signed during the course of her employment and subsequently breached after being dismissed from the company. Jennifer Lawson has subsequently countersued Greene’s LLC for wrongful termination. The substance of the matter is that Jennifer Lawson was summarily dismissed from the company by the HR officer Lisa Peele. Lawson subsequently went on to seek employment from a competitor, Howell Jewelry World, a competitor to Greene’s LLC. The bone of contention for our company is that in ...

A) According to U.S. EEOC (para 2-5), hostile work environment is a situation in the workplace where an employee finds it hard to work due to harassment from other workers in the workplace. This is usually severe and pervasive. Harassment can be in the form of bullying, fondling, and the use of offensive language and remarks. Sexual harassment refers to bullying in the workplace in relation to an individual’s sex. It mostly affects female employees whereby they are coerced to have sexual relations with their colleagues in the work place. Sexual harassment takes the form of physical or ...

Introduction

The politics-administration dichotomy is categorized among the top five issues in the public administration. The topic has attracted great debates over the years as people try to establish the relationship between politics and administration. The paper focuses on the implications of the politics-administration dichotomy theory suggestions and the application today. The implications discussed are based on the examples of how various agencies implement the theory today.

The relationship between politics and administration

Early studies by Wilson and Good now support the allegations that there is a difference between policy and administration (Fry & Nigro, 1998). On his part, Wilson identified politics in regards to law (who ...

National Labor Relations Act

Line managers need to take into account that interference with unions and collective actions by employees is illegal hence the legal obligation to give employees the right to express their grievances. Line managers need to understand that it is illegal to discriminate against employees who take part in collective activities since such interference interferes with the freedom of employees at their work place and are also common causes of conflicts. Line managers should also give employees the right to file against unfair labor practices since such actions are in line with the need to improve the workers’ well-being. It ...

Problem Statement

During my practice in the cardiac care unit of 20- bed hospital, I witnessed that most nurses were stressed due to overtime and work- pressure as the ratio of patient to nurse for patient care delivery was 4:1. Such ratios exert huge pressure on the nurse as he/ she has to be attentive to each of her patient as and when needed. Additionally, cardiac care unit’s demands nurses to be highly attentive as most patients admitted need frequent help due to their critical condition. Such situations in which nurses have to handle so many patients’ single- handed increases ...

Prior to the Great Depression policy makers in the United States generally tended to accept that business cycles happened and in accord with Adam Smith's "invisible hand," tended to be self-correcting. The stock market crash of 1929, and the more general problem of massive unemployment forced a reconsideration. Smiley (2008) and Bernstein (2016) both point out that the human face of the Depression left no choice but for some government intervention. Jahan and Papageorgiou (2014), discussing Keynesian Economics put it plainly: “The central tenet of this school of thought is that government intervention can stabilize the economy.” The centerpiece ...

Question 1.

(a) Describe what you think is the best way to respond to the store managers behavior. Describe how you would model positive leadership behavior. The store manager's behavior had a negative effect on the managers and lower level staff. One of the fundamental principles to practicing Emotional Intelligence is the ability to not only remain calm but being able to calm down others. I would first analyze and filter my emotions of anger before approaching her about the situation. The next step in responding to the manager would be to meet on common ground. That is, to communicate to ...

Employment law has a multitude of purpose in defining the relationship, agreement, and legal obligation of employers and employees. According to Edwards and Robinson (2012) employment law is the negotiated relationships between employees and employers”(p 4). These negotiations highlight acceptably terms related to occupation, expectation and contracts that showcase the roles, responsibilities, and task completion of employees, as well as the wages, salaries, safe workplace, and other expectancies from the employer. Aside from expectation, there are legal ramifications that employers must follow on a federal and local level. For the sake of this paper, the federal level will ...

Discussion 1

The Walden’s Social Change Quiz classifies me as a socially conscious consumer. Precisely, an individual who is focused on protecting the environment and enforcing social justice (Walden University, 2016). My agency, the Union County Health Department plays an active role in advocating and advertising communal progress through social media campaigns and traditional methods. While evaluating health policy alternatives, I would consider social determinants as they help one understand a community’s condition.

Discussion 2

The quiz describes me as an Ultra-committed, change maker. Specifically, I was introduced to social change at a tender age and engaging in such activities makes ...

Animation is a type of art that requires an individual to possess creativity mixed with technological skills, to produce illusions that imitate real life and exaggerated scenarios. It is widely used in pop videos, websites, commercials, and computer games. 2D animation is a type of art that allows an animator to produce backgrounds, characters, and storyboards in two-dimensional artistic environments. 2-D animation artists utilize vector and bitmap graphics to create figures and characters that move left, right up and down by using computers and software programs including Encore, Flash, After Effects and Adobe Photoshop (Learn.org) An animator edits soundtracks, ...

Walt Disney Corporation has a loyal base of consumers that is long established since its founding in the 1920s. Today, Walt Disney Company comprises over 5 distinct business components including Media Networks, Studio Entertainment, Interactive, Parks and Resorts and Consumer Products. Constantly emphasizing a dedication towards creating timely entertainment for the whole family, Walt Disney passed on a legacy towards maintaining fantasy, a legacy which its theme parks continue to be known. This papers considers the history and place of the amusement part industry via a situation analysis. It specifically considers Disney by identifying its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and ...

In a construction project, several parties work together with the aim of achieving a particular goal. The means involved in the achievement of this goal presents several hazards that pose danger to human life. In the construction industry, there are several hazards that result from work methods, equipment, as well as practices. According to OSHA, the main categories of hazards that contribute to most fatalities in the construction industry include falls, electrocutions, an individual being struck by an object, and people caught in between objects. These account for approximately 50% of all fatalities as well as injuries. This paper ...

Homelessness in Hawaii

In every state in the US, there is growing frustration over the increased number of homeless people sleeping on the sidewalks as well as parks. The growing cost of living has it difficult for certain groups to afford to house since the cost of housing is no longer affordable. The US increasingly becomes a homeless nation with over half a million people declared homeless by 2015 (Fox News, 2015). It is a major concern for the federal government being that housing is a basic necessity. The government plays a critical role in ensuring that citizens are accorded decent housing. ...

The United States Department of Labor (DOL) is responsible for enforcing various federal laws and regulations (United States Department of Labor, 2016), which have been put in place to cover both employers and employees on all workplace-related activities. The federal law that stipulates principles for wages and overtime payments is The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), its provisions affect most public and private employees. According to FLSA, all employees are entitled to a federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, effective from July 24th, 2009 (United States Department of Labor, 2016). The law also obliges employers to pay its ...

Implications of Raising the Minimum Wage

Introduction Most states in the United States have already passed laws that aimed at raising the minimum wages for employees. In the 24th of July 2014, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ratified the $7.25 federal minimum wage for employees from both public and private companies (United States Department of Labor). Though this news may seem positive to employees, debates on whether wage hikes are necessary and really helpful to both employees and employer.

A very few studies have examined the relation between the Law of Supply and Demand on the wage rates of employees. However, all of these ...

Organization of Unions

Management of the organization ensures that the wellbeing of the employees is addressed in an effective manner and when the management fails to do that, the employees turn towards the formation of union in order to ensure that their concerns are addressed by the organization. In this manner, it is encompassed that if management facilitates the employees in an effective manner then employees would be organized effectively and would incorporate the organizational citizenship behavior. The federal agencies are formed in order to ensure that the concerns of employees are addressed and the labor laws are practiced by the organization, ...

Industrial and Systems Engineering: Career Overview

Management Course Title Abstract Industrial and Systems Engineering is a multidisciplinary sub-field of engineering that regards the optimization of processes through the improvement of their efficiency, reduction of costs and management of human capital. This paper analyzes the historical background of this profession, its work field and job prospects as well as statistics and salary data of this type of engineers. Industrial and Systems Engineering: Career Overview

History

The origins of Industrial and Systems Engineering can be traced back to ancient times, as it is believed that Egyptians, Greeks and Romans utilized the fundamental principles of this discipline to develop ...

The concept of full employment, or the natural, frictional, and rate of unemployment plays a central role in macroeconomics and its policy. Let's start with natural employment. The determinants of the natural rate of unemployment are duration and frequency of unemployment. The duration of unemployment depends on cyclical factors in addition to the structural characteristics of the labor market. The organization of the labour market including the presence or absence of employment agencies , youth employment services. The demographic makeup of the labour force. The ability and the desire of the unemployed to keep looking for a better job which ...

Business: Diversity in the Workplace

In today's workforce in the USA, 51.7% of all employees are women, and this number is predicted to decrease by the year 2022. (Department of Labor, 2014). Out of this percentage, only about 26% work in the computer and mathematical fields which is a fact that is quite alarming. (Department of Labor, 2014). An analysis of the companies in Silicon Valley revealed that about 47% of 150public companies had no female employees in their executive positions. (Warner, 2015). Women in the workforce earn about $719 to men's $817 median weekly earnings. 70% of all women in the workforce also ...

Inflation in USA

Inflation in US Introduction Inflation refers to the rate at which the country is experiencing the general increase in prices of goods and services. When the rate of inflation is high, the purchasing power of the country’s currency will be low at the same time. This will comparably imply that higher amount of money is needed to purchase items that had been previously purchased at lower amounts of the same currency. The country’s currency would have lost the real value as a unit of account and as a medium of exchange of the economy. The chief measure ...

Introduction

According to the International Labor Organization, unemployment is a phenomenon, which happens when the people, who currently don’t have a work are seeking for it (1982). The main indicator of unemployment situation in the country is unemployment rate, which shows the percentage of unemployed people in the total number of labor force (the number of all people of working age). It is calculated by dividing the number of the individuals, who don’t have work at the certain moment of time by all individuals able to work at the same moment of time (The Saylor Foundation). The unemployment ...

Occupational safety and health is an issue of great concern for most institutions as it describes one of the sensitive areas for working conditions and compliance with policies. Critics state that the Bush administration had ignored the promotion of safer workplace practices, and the Obama regime seeks to provide the necessary changes (Spanos par. 4). The leaders are looking to implement newer policies that enhance the compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act) and also provide some improvements on it. The interest lies in establishing the new ways that the administration wishes to approach ...

Introduction

H2S or hydrogen sulfide is a gas that naturally occurs in hot springs, crude petroleum, and even natural gas. Hydrogen sulfide is also known as sewer gas, swamp gas, manure gas, or stink damp. This gas is usually produced by the breakdown of organic materials commonly found in wastes of human and animals by bacteria. Some of the activities that commonly result to the production of hydrogen sulfide gas include treatment of wastewater, drilling and even refining of petroleum or natural gas, and kraft paper mills (Occupational Safety and Health Administration). Aside from being a gas in form, hydrogen ...

The EEO is an acronym for Equal Employment Opportunity. In a nutshell, EEO is a branch of labor law that governs workplace discrimination. It seeks to protect employees from being discriminated against on the basis of religion, race, sex, national origin, color and disability (Gutman, Koppes, & Vodanov, 2011, p. 1). To this end, there are several laws that fall under the aforementioned category. Some of them are enforced by the established Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on one hand (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 2016) whereas others though furthering the same course are not specifically enforced by the said ...

This course has been an eye-opener on issues covering the difficulties health practitioners goes through in terms of their own medical cover, pension, and enumerations. Although health practitioner gives care to the general public and work tirelessly to ensure we have a healthy society, practitioners also need access to health care whenever they fall ill or get injured in the course of discharging their duties. Additionally, as they leave this profession at their retirement age, it is essential for them to continue living a normal life and also enjoy having access to health care. Thus, this course has been ...

Why it important for nurses to understand health care financing

The current healthcare setting is characterized by insistence on monitoring and evaluation of patient outcomes. These patient outcomes have expanded and the focus on costs of care as direct indicators of patient outcomes all but reflects how the role of the nurse may have equally expanded. Nurses have long been regarded as patient advocates and they still remain so even in the current context even with more roles to play in this advocacy aspect (Sherman & Mary Bishop, 2012). The patient-centric care approaches place their emphasis on the patient as the center of attention and the primary element of care. ...