Payroll violations and lax oversight are common across the Massachusetts State Police force and extend far beyond the corrupt unit that patrolled the Massachusetts Turnpike, according to a new report from the inspector general's office.
Investigators found that troopers who worked paid details at Logan International Airport had cut corners for years, improperly collecting pay while commuting to and from their regular shifts. Meanwhile, a lack of supervision of overtime patrols permeated the state's largest law enforcement agency.
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Broadmoor hit with another wage and hour action, prevails on one point | The Wire
Farm overtime law hearings are underway - News - The Leader - Corning, NY
The state wage board that is charged with assessing whether the new farm labor law’s threshold for overtime pay can be lowered will hold the first of five hearings Friday in Albany.
The new law, which took effect Jan. 1, requires farmers to pay their workers time-and-a-half after 60 hours and requires the wage board to evaluate if the threshold should be reduced in the future.
The initial drafts of the law called for overtime after 40 hours, so the creation of the wage board to review the law was a compromise between lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo last year.
New law requires overtime for farmworkers after 60 hours, but changes could already be coming -
The New York State Department of Labor has convened a new wage board to investigate and make recommendations regarding a new law that requires farmworkers be paid overtime for the first time in history.
Under the Farm Laborers Fair Labor Practices Act, which went into effect Jan. 1, farmworkers in New York are eligible for time-and-a-half overtime if they work more than 60 hours per week. The law also mandates that employers provide 24 hours of rest each week and grants eligibility for other labor protections including paid family leave, unemployment and the right to unionize and participate in collective bargaining.
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Sulphur contractor pays $495 thousand for overtime violations
SULPHUR, La. (KPLC) - Versa Integrity Group Inc. in Sulphur has paid $495,901 in back wages to 411 employes after an investigation found they had violated the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
Investigators with the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) determined that Versa Intergrity Group had erroneously classified wages as per diem payments to its employees who provide inspections, maintenance, and repair services for industrial refining, chemical and offshore applications.
Colorado's COMPS Order #36: Changes to Wage & Hour Law
In 2020, as part of its annual wage order rulemaking, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment's Division of Labor Standards and Statistics adopted Colorado Overtime and Minimum Pay Standards (COMPS) Order #36 , a measure that will bring sweeping change to the state's rules governing overtime, minimum wage, and working conditions standards. The COMPS Order was adopted in final form on January 22, 2020, and most of its provisions will become effective on March 16, 2020.
Volinsky defends representing 'secondary defendant' in 2015 wage theft case
Executive Councilor and Democratic candidate for governor Andru Volinsky on Friday defended his former role on a legal team representing a contractor that was ordered to pay more than $400,000 in back wages, damages and penalties after being charged in a federal lawsuit with withholding wages from its employees.
Volinsky, an attorney, joined the civil case brought by the U.S Department of Labor against Nashua-based Kevin Corriveau Painting, Inc. and its top executives in March 2015, nearly three years after it was filed.
Councilman questions $25,000 overtime request for Lake County snow removal - Chicago Tribune
When the Lake County Public Works Department requested $25,000 for overtime, Lake County Councilman Charlie Brown, D-Gary, questioned the need given the mild winter.
"Did they go to Alaska to plow snow," Brown said, during the council's Thursday study session. "Something doesn't smell right."
Jan Smoljan, the superintendent of the Lake County High Department, which oversees the Public Works Department, said he requested $25,000 for overtime so that he doesn't have to come back to request more later in the year.
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New watchdog unit finds more overtime pay problems, lax oversight at State Police https://t.co/Ix0oRwmeL3 via @BostonGlobe HowieCarrShow (from Boston, MA) Fri Mar 06 11:51:12 +0000 2020
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