by Stephen Koppekin | Jun 6, 2018 | History of Labor Laws, Labor Laws, Organized Labor, Stephen Koppekin
For a movement that considers common interests above the desires of the few, one would struggle to find a single individual that has accomplished more than Samuel Gompers, founder and longest-serving president of one of the largest unions in American history: the...
by Stephen Koppekin | Nov 7, 2017 | Business, Consulting, Labor Laws, Organized Labor, Stephen Koppekin, Workplace Policies
For countless entrepreneurs, working with employees is one of the major highlights of owning and operating their own business. However, with the advantages of employing workers come serious responsibilities and laws to follow, so employers should do everything in...
by Stephen Koppekin | Feb 5, 2017 | Business, Consulting, Employee Engagement, Labor Laws, Organized Labor
Happiness. Growth. Fulfillment. Many would (and have) defined a career’s innate value not solely by its pay rate, but by how thoroughly it provides these traits. When a consensus of employees start to feel their lives’ satisfactions are eclipsed by poor working...
by Stephen Koppekin | Jun 1, 2016 | Business, Consulting, Stephen Koppekin
Employee A has a contract with a union that requires employees be paid two times for all work on a seventh work day in the work week. It has come to the employer’s attention that the company has mistakenly paid all employees who work on a Sunday 2x’s even though...
