Workers’ RightsCOOP Unit 9

Employment ChecksBackground checks-criminal

Drug test

Lie Detector Test

Face Book (Social Network) Test??

Credit Check 

Pay Methods

Gross vs. Net Pay

  Pay Period-weekly, bi-weekly, monthly

  Deductions-mandatory vs. voluntary

Types of Pay Hourly-pay per time worked

Salary-pay for work to be completed

Commission-pay for sales or work

Piecework-pay for items as built

Benefits-Reasons to attract and hold capable personnel

to keep up with competition

to foster good morale

to provide opportunities for advancement and promotion as older workers retire.

 

Benefits Health Insurance

employers cover almost 80% of the cost

PPO Preferred Provider Organization

HMO Health Maintenance Organization

Family, Single Coverage

Percentage Paid by employer—100% single, partial for family

More Benefits Pension-company vs. 401K Plans

Vacation-usually starts with 2 weeks

Life Insurance

Sick Days, Holidays, Personal Days

Car Expense, Daycare, Education

Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA)of 1938 Minimum wage

Child Labor Laws

Overtime-1 ½ times the rate-less than $500,000 in sales can be exempt from paying overtime.

Legal Rights of Workers

Minimum Wage-least amount can be paid Federal $7.25 July 24, 2009

State of IL $8.25 July 1, 2010

**Always get paid the higher of the two ** if under 18 can get paid .50 cheaper if

still a student in HS

Legal Rights of Workers Overtime Pay 1 ½ times the rate if you work over 40

hours a week Certain careers are exempt $500, 000 annual volumes of sales or

above if not it is exempt Must be paid hourly to receive

Legal Rights of Workers Unemployment

$51-418 individual per week

$498 w/spouse

$569 w/kids & spouse

based on salary, only through no fault of your own. (as of March 2014)

Family Emergency Leave Act of 1993 allows employees to have a maximum

of 12 weeks leave

To handle an emergency-birth, adoption illness

Guarantees your job, not necessarily the exact job you had before you left.

Equal Pay Act of 1963 Must pay woman same amount of

money as a man for the same job

No differential payments based on sex

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 Must make building and bathrooms

handicapped accessible

Must have at least 15 employees to comply with this act

Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 Established

Minimum Wage, Overtime Child Labor Laws

Exempts from overtime if-sales are less than $500,000

Union Actions Strikes-stoppage of work-due to organized

efforts due to negotiation breakdown Arbitration-a special group or person

decides what is fair for two parties Collective Bargaining-a union makes an

agreement on behalf of employers regarding employment policy and pay

Grievances and Complaint Process-how workers handle disputes