Treatment of Workers with Disabilities Under Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act

CRS_February_2005_Treatment_of_Workers_with_Disabilities.pdf: 6624 downloads, before Oct. 1, 2020

Overtime Pay: The Department of Labor Initiative and Congressional Response (2003-2004)

CRS_February_2005_Overtime_Pay_DOL_Initiative_and_Congressional_Response.pdf: 345 downloads, before Oct. 1, 2020

The Davis-Bacon Act : Issues and Legislation During the 108th Congress

CRS_March_2004_Davis_Bacon_Act_108th.pdf: 2423 downloads, before Oct. 1, 2020

Modifying Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay Coverage for Certain Sales Employees Under the Fair Labor Standards Act

CRS_January_2003_Modifying_Minimum_Wage_and_Overtime.pdf: 2564 downloads, before Oct. 1, 2020

The Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR)

This report introduces the adverse effect wage rate (AEWR) and the concerns out of which it grew, from the perspective of labor policy (not of immigration policy). American agricultural employers have long utilized foreign workers on a temporary basis, regarding them as an important manpower resource. Often employed at low wages and under adverse conditions, such alien workers, some argue, may compete unfairly with U.S. workers. To mitigate any "adverse effect" for the domestic workforce, a system of wage floors was developed that applies, variously, both to alien and citizen workers