Wage Against the Machine
This federal law establishes minimum wage, overtime, recordkeeping, and child labor standards.
What is the Fair Labor Standards Act, or FLSA?
This federal form verifies a new employee’s identity and authorization to work in the United States.
What is Form I-9?
These three letters identify the federal program providing eligible students with part-time employment to help meet educational costs.
What is FWS?
In Massachusetts, most covered employees working more than six hours in a calendar day are entitled to a meal break lasting at least this long.
What is 30 minutes?
Explaining a process clearly and listening carefully demonstrate this career readiness competency.
What is communication?
This document explains a position’s duties, qualifications, and responsibilities before hiring begins.
What is a job description?
Under the standard federal rule, overtime begins after this many hours worked in a workweek.
What is 40 hours?
This person completes and signs Section 1, even when a preparer or translator assists.
Who is the employee?
In addition to general eligibility requirements, a student must demonstrate this financial condition to receive FWS.
What is financial need?
In New York, employers cannot require applicants to disclose this information about their previous compensation.
What is salary or wage history?
Sharing responsibilities and working toward a common goal demonstrate this competency.
What is teamwork?
This process introduces a new student employee to the workplace, expectations, tools, and resources.
What is onboarding?
The standard federal overtime rate is at least this multiple of an employee’s regular rate of pay.
What is one and one-half times?
For employment lasting at least three business days, the employer generally completes Section 2 within this period after the first day of employment.
What is the first day of employment for pay?
These students, pursuing degrees beyond the undergraduate level, can also qualify for FWS.
Who are graduate or professional students?
In New Jersey, covered workers under age 18 generally need this employment document, commonly called “working papers.”
What is an employment certificate?
Reviewing evidence and weighing possible solutions demonstrate this competency.
What is critical thinking?
These regular conversations help supervisors address questions and offer feedback before small problems grow.
What are check-ins or one-on-one meetings?
A student works 25 hours in the library and 20 in admissions for the same university employer. Assuming no exception applies, this many hours require overtime pay.
What is five hours?
For employment lasting at least three business days, the employer generally completes Section 2 within this period after the first day of employment.
What is three business days?
Undergraduate FWS students must be paid using this basis, rather than a salary.
What is an hourly basis?
In Massachusetts, a discharged employee’s final wages are generally due on this day.
What is the day of discharge?
Arriving prepared, meeting commitments, and taking responsibility demonstrate this competency.
What is professionalism?
This hiring approach asks applicants the same core questions and evaluates responses against consistent criteria.
What is a structured interview?
A student works 45 hours one week and 35 the next. Averaging the weeks does not eliminate this first week’s pay obligation.
What is overtime pay for five hours?
This person chooses which acceptable documents to present; the employer cannot insist on a passport or Social Security card.
Who is the employee?
A supervisor says federal FWS rules cap every student at 20 hours weekly. The handbook establishes no universal weekly limit of this kind.
What is a federal FWS weekly hour cap?
In New Jersey, minors must receive a 30-minute meal break after this many continuous hours of work.
What is five hours?
Identifying skill gaps, seeking feedback, and pursuing learning opportunities demonstrate this competency.
What is career and self-development?
Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound describe this familiar goal-setting approach.
What are SMART goals?