Working from home is a great way to stay safe and healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, many employers are working overtime without getting paid for the extra work. This also applies to workers who need to be physically at work, supplying grocery stores and making deliveries all over the country. Overtime pay is legally available for all workers, but not all employers enforce or understand the laws involved.
Working from Home
The average workday for employees is eight hours. However, during this pandemic, those who work from home are putting in extra hours. The average amount of extra time recorded has been three hours a day in the United States, according to a study by NordVPN.
Quite a lot has been going on:
Ex-dancer sues Bedford club for failure to pay minimum wage, taking tips | Courts |
The state solicitor general expects to appeal a Thursday ruling that found a controversial election law unconstitutional.
A lawsuit filed Thursday in New Hampshire District Court alleges a Bedford gentleman's club failed to pay minimum wage, stole tips and demanded illegal fees from the women who danced there.
The Windham resident convicted of bilking a United Way organization of millions is not at a high risk for COVID-19 illness and should remain in jail, according to federal prosecutors who had a Manchester physician review his medical case.
Amazon temporarily raises overtime pay for warehouse workers | Engadget
Amazon is still determined to meet demand spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, and it's willing to offer warehouse workers incentives to keep shipments going. In a statement to Reuters , the internet giant said it was raising overtime pay for US warehouse workers until May 9th. Staffers will get "double" their usual hourly rate for every hour past their standard shift. They previously received 50 percent more pay during overtime hours.
The temporary pay hike could ensure that more workers agree to work overtime, or at least offer a consolation if they feel they have little choice but to stay longer. It comes on top of the company's plans to hire 100,000 additional workers and raise base pay by $2 through April.
Beltrami board expands overtime rules, hears update on COVID-19 numbers | Bemidji Pioneer
While you're here, how about this:
Baking company announces bonus pay for workers | 2020-04-10 | Food Business News
COVID-19's essential workers deserve hazard pay. Here's why—and how it should work
School district gets creative in finding work for support staff; addresses union's concerns |
How to craft a better coronavirus bailout | TheHill
Congress has produced a bailout bill that's full of mistakes. We just don't yet know what they are. In those 900 pages of dense legalese we will find sections where the language is sloppy and the intent is unclear. There will be embarrassing unintended consequences.
As annoying as those mistakes will prove to be, they're ok. You can't create a flawless emergency plan to spend $2 trillion — especially if you've only got two weeks to do it. A bill needed to be passed.
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The US surgeon general addressed the fact that POC are disproportionately affected by COVID-19 by saying they shoul… https://t.co/iZB2qdTH5O melissablake (from Illinois) Sat Apr 11 00:09:28 +0000 2020
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