The Fair Labor Standards Act in American Schools: A Guide for School Officials.The Fair Labor Standards Act Fair Labor Standards Act or Wages and Hours Act, passed by the U.S. Congress in 1938 to establish minimum living standards for workers engaged directly or indirectly in interstate commerce, including those involved in production of goods bound in American Schools: A Guide for School Officials by Mike I. Dishman and Daniel Robert Murphy There are several notable personalities named Robert Murphy or Bob Murphy:
The title of this book, The Fair Labor Standards Act in American Schools, succinctly suc·cinct adj. suc·cinct·er, suc·cinct·est 1. Characterized by clear, precise expression in few words; concise and terse: a succinct reply; a succinct style. 2. describes the contents of the text by Mike L. Dishman and Daniel Robert Murphy, law partners in a firm that specializes in education. Superintendents, business officials, human resource administrators and principals will benefit from the information in this book. Between 1998 and 2004 in Mississippi alone, the cost of noncompliance noncompliance failure of the owner to follow instructions, particularly in administering medication as prescribed; a cause of a less than expected response to treatment. noncompliance with the federal act resulted in settlements between $25 million and $50 million. Ironically, most of the recent cases of school district noncompliance have resulted from lack of knowledge and/or a lack of discipline in maintaining proper records. The 13 chapters dissect dissect /dis·sect/ (di-sekt´) (di-sekt´) 1. to cut apart, or separate. 2. to expose structures of a cadaver for anatomical study. dis·sect v. the complex law and provide examples of how the law is interpreted with a major focus on exempt and non-exempt employees. Chapter 3 deals with the meat of the matter--identifying exempt and nonexempt employees. The scenarios and explanations provided make the book an easy read. The table of contents and index allow this book to be used as a reference when situations occur. Other chapters cover such items as overtime, compensatory time compensatory time n. Time off given to an employee in place of overtime pay. Noun 1. compensatory time - time off that is granted to a worker as compensation for working overtime , record keeping and penalties. Particularly helpful was Chapter 13, which outlined the process of conducting a self-audit to determine compliance. Prudent practices recommended by the authors include reviewing the job description of a position whenever there is turnover and identifying high-risk non-exempt employees--such as employees with two positions (such as a paraprofessional paraprofessional 1. a person who is specially trained in a particular field or occupation to assist a veterinarian. 2. allied animal health professional. 3. pertaining to a paraprofessional. who also drives a bus, classified employees who coach and bus drivers who transport athletic teams). Reviewed by Paul A. Shaw, superintendent, white County Schools, Cleveland, Ga. |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion