Employment Laws: FLSA & COBRA - Both in Need of a Fix
FLSA & COBRA - Both in Need of a FixQuestion ONE: Are these two laws as effective today as they were at the time they were passed into law? Question TWO: What recommendations are to be made in terms of upgrades and improvements?COBRA: It can be safely said - with some qualification - that it is, in many cases, still an effective program, and still very much needed albeit it is very expensive. In fact it may be needed more than ever, given the present economy in America. Why is this answer given with qualification? Why is it needed - with some changes implemented - now perhaps more than ever? The first part of this paper will present material that explains why today's workers need a new, improved COBRA. The present economy is extremely shaky and working families do not as a general rule feel secure in this economy. Polls show that the mainstream of American citizens list the economy as often as - or more often than - the war in Iraq in terms of deep concerns they have about their lives and livelihoods. And the concern and worry is there for blue-collar families in particular with good reason. Recently Sprint / Nextel announced the elimination of 4,000 jobs. Nevada has lost 8,000 constructions jobs over the lat year. Sears, th
" There were 32,591 cases brought against American employers (large and small), and of those, 22,641 were found to have underpaid employees. Why the shrinking paychecks? The Times article says paychecks are smaller because of "technology, globalization, health care costs, the decline in unions, and the rise of the new wealthy. 4 million workers were not insured in 2005, because ". 55 per hour as of July 24, 2008) should be even higher. "Every year thousands of employees fall victim to FLSA violations perpetrated by their employers" (www. National recognition should go to employers of all workforce types when it comes to treating employees with fairness. government says it takes to keep a family of four out of poverty," the AFL-CIO reports. " And article in the Washington Post (Meyerson 2008) concludes that this "stagnation" of the economy began back in the 1970s. " The recession today is different than the recession 16 years ago in 1992 because in 1992 the economy was already growing again.
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