ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A state employee union is fed up with state agencies over the issue of overtime pay during the pandemic. The Public Employees Federation, or PEF, has filed a grievance with the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations.
PEF alleges that the state did not pay some of their members a proper overtime rate for mandatory overtime hours worked. Meanwhile, a state official disputes the claim.
PEF sent a cease and desist letter to the Governor’s Office saying that the state “has failed to pay [Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Unit] employees at their required regular overtime rate of pay for mandated COVID-related overtime assignments that were performed outside of their normal workweek.”
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NV Minimum Wage July 1 Increase
As most employers are aware, Nevada has a two-tier minimum wage system. Currently, Nevada employers are required to pay their employees a minimum of $8.25 per hour unless they qualify to pay the lower tier minimum wage rate of $7.25 per hour.
Effective July 1, 2020, Nevada's minimum wage will increase to $9.00 per hour, and $8.00 per hour for those employers that offer qualifying health insurance benefits. The Nevada minimum wage is set to increase by $0.75 each year on July 1, until 2024 at which time the minimum wage will reach either $12.00 per hour or $11.00 per hour if the employer offers qualifying health insurance benefits.
Oklahoma City property management company settles overtime violations
A property management company in Oklahoma City has paid more than $23,000 in owed overtime wages to resolve violations brought against it by the U.S. Department of Labor, officials have announced.
Investigators found that Carland Properties LLC paid four property managers and maintenance workers flat salaries, regardless of the number of hours they worked per workweek.
The employees, officials said, did not meet exemption requirements set out by the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Florida restaurant chain stole tips, OT wages, must pay employees $314,553
A South Florida restaurant chain was ordered to pay $314,553 to employees after an investigation found "illegally diverted" tips and federal overtime wage violations, the U.S. Department of Labor announced Wednesday.
Pho 79, a chain of six Vietnamese cuisine restaurants, shorted overtime pay and tips for 65 employees, the Miami Herald reported. That works out to $4,839.27 owed to each employee, the newspaper reported.
A South Florida restaurant chain will pay $314,553 in back pay after an investigation found "Illegally diverted" tips and federal overtime pay violations, the U.S. Department of Labor announced Wednesday. https://t.co/o5bw7dUE7z
Quite a lot has been going on:
Florida restaurant fined $314K+ for stealing tips, wage | WPEC
MTA Overtime Payouts Drop By 8% | WSHU
Two of those LIRR workers tripled their annual income last year with overtime. One is a track foreman and the other is a mechanic foreman. Their regular pay is a little over $100,000 a year. Both earned more than $200,000 in overtime.
Overall, the total overtime payments to MTA employees are about $100 million less than in 2018, when overtime hit a record high of $1.25 billion. Last year, they earned $1.24 billion in OT. MTA overtime pay came under fire last year after an inspector general report found problems with tracking employee attendance and time worked.
Restaurant chain Pho 79 owes $314,553 in back pay, wages - South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Pho 79, a Davie-based restaurant chain with six South Florida locations, has been ordered to pay $314,553 in wages and tips stolen from employees, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
An investigation by the federal agency's Wage and Hour Division found that Pho 79 "illegally diverted" federal overtime pay and tips for 65 employees. Doing the math, that means each restaurant worker, on average, is owed $4,839.27 apiece.
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Lucero declined to say how the agency initially learned about Pho 79. The federal agency offers a confidential complaint form on its website.
Citizens Question, Ultimately Agree at End of Long Night
Outside of the school, masked community members filed into a line with enforced social distancing. After reaching the registration area, voters were directed into one of three different rooms with properly distanced sitting areas. Each location was equipped with microphones, monitors and speakers which fed directly into the main auditorium where the town officials were located.
The connection between each room was made possible using a Zoom call that allow members from each room to enter debate and voice their concerns about specific articles coming before the town. Community members and officials praised McGrail for effectively organizing and carrying out the event.
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