Examples of homeostasis include the regulation of body temperature, the pH of extracellular fluid, or the concentrations of sodium, potassium and calcium ions as well as that of glucose in the blood plasma, despite changes in the environment, diet, or level of activity.
Blue-collar workers perform labor jobs and typically work with their hands. The skills necessary for blue-collar work vary by occupation. Some blue-collar occupations require highly skilled personnel who are formally trained and certified.
In a long-awaited 295-page Notice of Proposed Rule Making, the Department of Laborâs Wage and Hour Division (DOL) has released its proposed changes to the âwhite collarâ overtime exemption for executive, administrative, and professional employees. The new regulations are anticipated to go into effect in 2016.