One third of individuals who participated in a recent National Sleep Foundation study said they have become very sleepy or actually fallen asleep on the job. Thirty-four percent said their employers allow employees to nap during work breaks.
The U.S. Department of Labor reports that the agency collected over $220 million in back pay in fiscal year 2007. Of that amount, overtime violations accounted for over $163 million and minimum wage violations for over $17 million.
Forty-three percent of affluent business owners responding to a recent poll conducted for PNC Financial Services Group said they want to work until age 70 or later. More than half (54%) of those owners cited the fact that they enjoy working as the main reason for their plans not to retire sooner.
A trend toward working longer is also evident among the overall U.S. population. Government data indicate a 13.5% labor force participation rate among men age 70 or older in 2005, up from 12% five years earlier. Women in the same age group participated at a rate of 7.1%, up from 5.8% in 2000.
