Today, when both parents of more and more families have to work andthe need for flexibility in work schedules is so great, the rigidprovisions of the FLSA hurt American workers more than they help.
There are two ways to encourage struggling countries to reform: Throw money at their problems through foreign aid, or urge fundamental changes that will make them competitive.
Washington state fined the company this week for its hazardous work pace, but there’s no federal regulation governing ergonomic injuries because of bad decisions made in the other Washington, ages ago.