As Alaska entices COVID-cautious travelers to again visit the Last Frontier, a bill being considered by our US Congress called the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2021 would put our tourism industry’s—and state’s—economic recovery at risk,” writes Renea Saade.
It’s no secret—staying in compliance with all the laws that apply to employment relationships is like trying to round up a herd of cats. Or, here in Alaska—a herd of lynx.
For more than sixty years, the US Department of Labor has held that certain executive, administrative, and professional employees, and other highly compensated individuals performing non-manual labor are exempt from the minimum wage and overtime pay protections under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).