US Department of Agriculture
Endorsements
This video provides guidance on endorsements and letters of recommendation. These rules can be found in the Standards of Conduct, in 5 CFR 2635.702. The first section prohibits the inducement or coercion of benefits for you or anyone...
The Guardian
The 'Lost Rambos' of Papua New Guinea: how weapons and Hollywood changed tribal disputes
Tribal fighting has long been present in the Papua New Guinea highlands but the influx of modern automatic weaponry in the 1990s turned local disputes into lethal exchanges that threatened to permanently reshape highlands culture....
Economics Explained
The Recession We Need To Have | Economics Explained
Are we entering a new age where serious downturns caused by genuine economic hardships can be avoided with piles of cash? Or is this all just putting off the inevitable and potentially making it worse further down the road?
The Business Professor
Understanding the Fair Labor Standards Act
In this video, we delve into the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), a crucial federal law that safeguards the rights of employees in terms of wages and working hours. Join us as we explore the key aspects of the FLSA, such as its...
The Guardian
I was just a slave': the foreign domestic staff living a life of five-star serfdom in London
They live in some of London’s most exclusive locations, cooking, cleaning and caring for the children of a rich foreign elite. But for many overseas domestic workers, the veneer of reflected glamour conceals a much darker world, one in...
The Business Professor
Business Income Taxation: Understanding Partnership, Subchapter S, and Subchapter C Status
This video provides an overview of business income taxation, specifically focusing on the different methods of taxation available to businesses. The speaker discusses the option for businesses to be taxed as either a partnership or a...
Professor Dave Explains
Types of Unemployment: Frictional, Structural, Cyclical, and Seasonal
We just learned about the labor force, but what about those who are unemployed? What are the reasons that people might be unemployed? What does this signify about an economy? Is it possible or desirable for there to be zero unemployment?...
Science360
Antarctic glacier melt! NSF Science Now 16.
This week's episode highlights wireless monitors, Antarctic glacier melt, S&E employment and finally a volcano discovery.
The Business Professor
Understanding the Legal Obligations in an Employer-Employee Relationship
This video discusses the legal obligations between an employer and an employee, focusing on the concept of at-will employment. It explains that while most states allow employees to leave or employers to fire without cause, there are...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Michael Spence: How Global Supply Chains Raise Productivity in the US (3/5)
The US economy has been pretty good at generating jobs in the years leading up to the Great Recession. But nearly all jobs were created in the non-tradable sector, while employment stagnated in sectors that face international...
The Business Professor
Affirmative Action Explained
This video provides an explanation of affirmative action, a commonly misunderstood employment law or doctrine.
Global Ethics Solutions
Respect and Fair Treatment: Understanding Harassment
Workplace discrimination and harassment is wrong and should not be tolerated! Harassment can be sexual or nonsexual and can take many forms. Employees need to understand their organization’s harassment policy as well as what the law says...
Economics Explained
The Great Labor Shortage Crisis | Economics Explained
The Great Labor Shortage Crisis | Economics Explained
The March of Time
1952: DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY DEBATE: Senators Estes Kefauver & Richard B. Russell sitting side by side, SOT talking about Labor legislation, MS Two unidentified men, Kefauver saying Russell voted against Full Employment Act, Russell arguing.
MOT 1952: DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY DEBATE: Senators Estes Kefauver & Richard B. Russell sitting side by side, SOT talking about Labor legislation, MS Two unidentified men, Kefauver saying Russell voted against Full Employment Act,...
Makematic
Hey, Where's My Girlhood?
Throughout American history, young girls have worked in fields, factories and homes to provide for themselves and their families - and sacrificed their childhood. The same thing is still happening today.
Professor Dave Explains
Structuring of Wages and Minimum Wage
What are wages? How are they structured? What is a minimum wage? Is it a good or bad thing? Anyone who is now or will ever be employed will want to know about this stuff, so give it a watch!
Economics Explained
Do We Actually Need Recessions?: An Alternative & Final Thoughts
Most people would agree that recessions are terrible things, they cause widespread fear amongst people that will be anxious about their savings, their livelihood, or even their next meal. On a nationwide level, economic downturns are...
The Business Professor
The Role of Motivation in Career Path Choice and Job Performance
This video discusses the role of motivation in career path choice and job performance. The video highlights the importance of both internal and external factors in motivating individuals and suggests that finding a career path that...
Curated Video
The Fire that Sparked a Workplace Revolution
The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Tragedy took the lives of 146 workers – and exposed a shocking lack of workplace health and safety laws in New York State.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Making Innovation Work for China and other Developing Countries
How does innovation come about? Along the entire “innovation chain” — from research and development, to production and commercialization — government and private sectors have very different roles to play. On China’s part, providing right...
Step Back History
Unemployment, Automation, and the End of Capitalism
So yeah, the world's going through some political and economic changes. If we don't all die, then it could be awesome... IF we don't all die.
Healthcare Triage
TANF, Cash Assistance, and How Work Requirements Effect Poverty Relief
Last week we talked about different ways to promote work in safety net programs: incentives or carrots, like the Earned Income Tax Credit and disincentives or sticks like work requirements. Policy makers have tried out work requirements...
The Business Professor
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ( HIPAA)
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ( HIPAA)