Ways to Improve the Fair Standards Act

Fair Labor Standards Act

The Fair Labor Standards Act is a Federal law in which establishes minimum wage,overtime pay eligibility, record keeping and child labor standards. Affecting full time and part time workers in the private sector and in federal, state and local governments. Texas, does cover minimum wage and overtime- federal minimum wage is 7.25 per hour (It's the same level under Texas state law.) Overtime is generally at time and a half for all hours worked in excess of 40 hours in a seven day workweek. Therefore some ways i think they could improve the Fair Labor Standrads Act is by giving workers greater flexibility in ordering their lives, both on and off the job. To permit employers to reward workers financially for improving productivity and profitability, without being burdened with the unpredictable and complex requirements. We should also have benefit options; the options should be voluntary, not mandate by the government. Remove all obstacles that employers face when they attempt to provide performance bonuses and gain sharing plans to workers who were payed by the hour.Update the FLSA rules that lead to confusing and inconsistent classifications of similarly situated workers; and equalize the unfair treatment of inside and outside sales employees. What congress should do about improving the Fair Labor Law Act is to focus on removing statutory and regulatory barriers to private sector initiatives that will improve ability of working parents to balance their work and family life, continue to increase flexibility for states, and permit employers to reward workers financially for improving productivity and profitability. Employer and employee protections should be maintained while confusing and inconsistent rules are updated and workers are treated with more equability. Maintain worker protections. For example, programs should not be utilized on an ad hoc basis and bonuses should be over and above