Monroe County Commissioner Craig Cates on Thursday, April 30 will propose that the county rescind its earlier authorization for emergency response overtime pay that would have paid some salaried county employees who aren't normally entitled to overtime two and a half times their usual salary simply because they had to leave their homes to do their job, Cates said.
"Just in the past two pay periods, one of which hasn't even ended yet, the county's tally for overtime pay totals about $1.5 million," Cates said on Monday when the County Commission agenda was published. "I spoke with the County Clerk and he said the county simply doesn't have the money."
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Salary, duties exempted organ procurement coordinator from overtime | HR Dive
Misclassification of employees under the FLSA is a common problem for employers, especially where overtime pay is concerned. Failure to properly classify employees can lead to costly litigation. Last year, Steak 'n Shake was ordered to pay more than $7.7 million after a court ruled that it denied overtime pay to employees who were misclassified as managers.
Employers must pay employees at least the minimum wage for all hours worked, plus time-and-one-half their regular pay for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek, unless an employee qualifies for an exemption . The FLSA provides several exemptions for white collar workers. Employers may not need to pay overtime to executive, administrative, professional, computer and outside sales employees, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) said in a fact sheet , if certain criteria are met.
Feds: Central Pa.
The operator of a central Pennsylvania restaurant chain has reached a tentative deal to pay nearly $150,000 to settle federal accusations that it shorted its employees on minimum wage and overtime pay.
The preliminary consent agreement between Montezuma of Pennsylvania LLC and the U.S. Department of Labor won't be final unless it is approved by U.S. Middle District Judge Jennifer P. Wilson.
That deal is on the table less than two weeks after the feds lodged a complaint against the chain, which specialized in Mexican cuisine and has restaurants in Chambersburg, Waynesboro and Gettysburg.
Case: Labor Arbitration/Paid Administrative Leave (Arb.)
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Case: Wage & Hour/Overtime (2d Cir.)
A federal district court in New York erred in dismissing the overtime claims of drivers for an armored-truck company under the New York Labor Law, even though the drivers aren't entitled to overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act because they are subject to its motor carrier exemption.
Fifth Circuit Reverses Course, Concludes That "Day Rate" Pay Method Fails To Satisfy FLSA's
Upon further reflection, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has determined that paying an employee a set amount for each day that he works ( i.e.
In so holding, the Court of Appeals reversed the position another panel initially took in an opinion last year but subsequently withdrew, deciding the case on other grounds. Faludi v. U.S. Shale Solutions, L.L.C. , 936 F.3d 215 (5th Cir. 2019), op. withdrawn , 950 F.3d 269 (5th Cir. 2020). The Fifth Circuit has now aligned itself with the Sixth Circuit in concluding that a day-rate payment scheme fails to meet the FLSA’s salary-basis test. See Hughes v. Gulf Interstate Field Servs.
Department of Labor extends deadline for wage surveys | Business | mycouriertribune.com
ST. LOUIS — The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division is extending the deadline for contractors and other interested parties to submit data to complete a wage survey of building construction projects through June 30, 2020, in Missouri's metropolitan counties.
The survey is collecting data to establish prevailing wage rates, as required under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts. It covers active building construction projects between July 1, 2018, and June 30, 2019. The survey is not limited to federally funded construction projects, a press release states.
Overtime puts Ogdensburg police, mayor at odds
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWNY) - Ogdensburg police and the mayor are at odds over hundreds of thousands of dollars in overtime pay. The city council is looking at cuts in other departments Monday night.
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"They say that crime doesn't end at 5 o'clock. And I say distribute the police officers throughout the day and put more on at 5 o'clock and you'll be fine," he said.
Police took it that means them. Their unions fired back with a letter in response. It reads in part: "It is untrue, insulting and slanderous to each and every employee who gets up and goes to work each and every day to work for our citizens."
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