In just about every workplace in America, your rights as an employee are posted for all to see.
Those rights are based on labor laws drawn up and passed by members of Congress.
As it turns out, not everyone abides by those laws.
It was discovered it's the members of Congress themselves who are knowingly not playing by their own rules.
Hometown Italian food is mouthwatering for many, but Assistant Manager Joe Ptak says keeping the pizza hot and the pasta fresh are only part of his duties. It's also his job to make sure quite a few policies are followed.
"As a business person we have to post all kinds of literature or whatever you want to call it,” Joe Ptak, Assistant Manager of Mama’s Cucina said. “From the state, from the federal government, from the city."
And so do most other business owners all around the country. But it turns out many workplace laws passed by Congress don't actually apply to them.
“Congress has often had the ‘do as we say not as we do’ attitude when it comes to things like health care or pension benefits or even workplace laws,” stated Pete Sepp, Executive Vice President for the National Taxpayers Union.
Sepp says the legislative branch is growing more and more out of touch with those they're elected to represent.
“Lawmakers will become law fakers and that undermines our entire system of government,” Sepp commented.
For most employers, not displaying this could result in several thousands of dollars in fines. It's one many workplace laws members of congress passed but then exempt themselves from following.
According to the U.S. Office of Compliance, congressional members and their staff are also exempt from keeping proper workplace records, from anti-discrimination training to subpoenas for health and safety probes.
Also, legislative branch workers who report wrong-doing are also not protected by the whistle-blower protection act. Nor can they request information from federal agencies under the Freedom of Information Act.
It's one of a growing list of examples why the frustration level with Congress is going up, and the approval rate is going down.
“I don't see why that's fair,” Ptak of Mama’s Cucina stated. “We have to work hard to do what we have to do and they can just do whatever they like.”
You may remember back in 1995, Congress passed the Congressional Accountability Act, which applies provisions of laws, like the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Civil Rights Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and the Occupational Safety and Health Act to the legislative branch.
Those laws may now have to be followed but as you can see there are still many others that aren't.
Those rights are based on labor laws drawn up and passed by members of Congress.
As it turns out, not everyone abides by those laws.
It was discovered it's the members of Congress themselves who are knowingly not playing by their own rules.
Hometown Italian food is mouthwatering for many, but Assistant Manager Joe Ptak says keeping the pizza hot and the pasta fresh are only part of his duties. It's also his job to make sure quite a few policies are followed.
"As a business person we have to post all kinds of literature or whatever you want to call it,” Joe Ptak, Assistant Manager of Mama’s Cucina said. “From the state, from the federal government, from the city."
And so do most other business owners all around the country. But it turns out many workplace laws passed by Congress don't actually apply to them.
“Congress has often had the ‘do as we say not as we do’ attitude when it comes to things like health care or pension benefits or even workplace laws,” stated Pete Sepp, Executive Vice President for the National Taxpayers Union.
Sepp says the legislative branch is growing more and more out of touch with those they're elected to represent.
“Lawmakers will become law fakers and that undermines our entire system of government,” Sepp commented.
For most employers, not displaying this could result in several thousands of dollars in fines. It's one many workplace laws members of congress passed but then exempt themselves from following.
According to the U.S. Office of Compliance, congressional members and their staff are also exempt from keeping proper workplace records, from anti-discrimination training to subpoenas for health and safety probes.
Also, legislative branch workers who report wrong-doing are also not protected by the whistle-blower protection act. Nor can they request information from federal agencies under the Freedom of Information Act.
It's one of a growing list of examples why the frustration level with Congress is going up, and the approval rate is going down.
“I don't see why that's fair,” Ptak of Mama’s Cucina stated. “We have to work hard to do what we have to do and they can just do whatever they like.”
You may remember back in 1995, Congress passed the Congressional Accountability Act, which applies provisions of laws, like the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Civil Rights Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and the Occupational Safety and Health Act to the legislative branch.
Those laws may now have to be followed but as you can see there are still many others that aren't.