BALTIMORE — Overtime for Maryland prison workers has increased for yet another fiscal year amid what state lawmakers and union officials say is a staffing crisis.
Overtime payments rose to almost $130 million in the 2019 fiscal year, up from $110 million the year before, The Baltimore Sun reported.
In 2013, the prison system paid out $41 million in overtime, and data shows the spending has increased each year since then.
As overtime spending has increased, so has the department’s vacancy rate, which rose from about 5% in 2013 to 20% last year.
Many things are taking place:
Law opens overtime pay rules – The Daily Evergreen
Workers will receive fair pay for overtime hours after the federal overtime rule took effect on Jan. 1. The state overtime rule takes effect on July 1.
Melissa DiNoto, WSU compensation manager, said an employee must be paid a certain amount per year to be exempt for overtime pay depending on the size of the business.
A business with 51 or more employees will have to pay 1.75 times the minimum wage, or about $50,000 a year, to those who do not qualify for overtime pay, he said.
Cornyn Introduces Bill to Increase Border Patrol Agents' Overtime Pay | TexasGOPVote
Yesterday I introduced the Border Patrol Pay Security Act to ensure U.S. Border Patrol agents earn similar overtime compensation already offered to other federal law enforcement agents. It amends the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to allow U.S. Border Patrol agents to receive time and a half for hours worked between 80 and 100 hours during 14 consecutive days.
This legislation is supported by the National Border Patrol Council. "I want to thank Senator Cornyn for introducing this important piece of legislation," said Brandon Judd, President of the National Border Patrol Council. "Over the past several years, manpower has been the number one challenge for the Border Patrol. There are less agents on duty today than at any time in the last 10 years.
Bill introduced to increase Border Patrol Agents’ overtime pay | KVEO-TV
RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Texas – Thursday, U.S. Senator John Cornyn introduced a bill to increase U.S. Border Patrol Agents’ overtime pay.
The Border Patrol Pay Security Act ensures agents earn similar overtime compensation already offered to other federal law enforcement agents.
It amends the Fair Labor Standards Act to allow agents to receive time and a half for hours worked between 80 and 100 hours during 14 consecutive days.
Not to change the topic here:
5th Cir.: Salaried pay does not itself establish overtime exemption | HR Dive
This case was complicated and unique in many ways, but it highlights an important point: Paying an employee on a salary basis is not enough, by itself, to establish that that employee is exempt from the overtime requirements of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
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While improper deductions from the pay of exempt employees are problematic, misclassification is a more common issue — when a non-exempt employee is treated as exempt, or when an employee is treated as an independent contractor. Compensation audits can help unearth these problems, so they can be corrected before a costly lawsuit arises. Experts recommend conducting these audits in such a way that privilege is maintained in the event of litigation.
Fluctuating Workweek Method of Calculating Overtime Pay Unlawful in Pennsylvania | Clark Hill PLC
In late 2019, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decided that the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act (“PMWA”) prohibited employers from using the fluctuating work week (“FWW”) method of calculating overtime pay owed to salaried workers. This decision affirms the Pennsylvania Superior Court’s findings and also comports with decisions of the federal district courts in Pennsylvania, which had previously rejected the FWW method of pay under Pennsylvania law.
Tacos Chukis Pays Over $400,000 to Resolve Labor Violations - Eater Seattle
One popular fast-casual Mexican restaurant chain recently got into some hot water. On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division announced that Tacos Chukis , known for its excellent wallet-friendly tacos and tortas, with four Seattle locations, recently had to pay out $419,459 to 92 employees for violating overtime requirements.
The labor department said that Tacos Chukis failed to pay employees overtime when they worked more than 40 hours in a week, while also failing to combine hours that some employees worked at multiple locations. In perhaps the most inflammatory accusation, the investigation claims that Tacos Chukis "artificially" divided hours when employees worked more than 40 hours at a single location to make it appear as though those hours were put in at two separate outposts.
Woodland City Council could add more money to police to pay for overtime | Agenda – Daily
1. SUBJECT: Long Range Calendar: RECOMMENDATION FOR ACTION: Staff recommends that the City Council
receive the Long Range Calendar for informational purposes only.
2. SUBJECT: City Council Meeting Minutes of December 3, 2019 and December 17, 2019. RECOMMENDATION FOR ACTION: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the minutes of the Joint Regular City Council/Woodland Finance
Authority meeting of December 3, 2019 and December 17, 2019.
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