LIHU‘E — After finding out that his company had violated the Fair Labor Standards Act one morning by watching the news, Brandon Miranda, owner of The Miranda Group, a landscaping company on Kaua‘i, quickly became proactive working closely with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Division, making some changes in his office and taking accountability.
“I take full responsibility for the actions that the labor board has found,” Miranda said. “I only wanted to give my team the opportunity to make extra income for their family. It was a shocking misunderstanding on my part that even if my team wanted to work for extra hours they cannot do it unless they are compensated time and a half.”
Not to change the topic here:
Do Improper Overtime Pay Calculations Automatically Equal Class Certification?
The Ninth Circuit last week affirmed a district court’s denial of class certification of claims involving an alleged failure to properly calculate and pay overtime wages in violation of California law.
* * *
The plaintiff, Cindy Castillo, worked as an hourly employee at the bank’s call center. She filed a lawsuit alleging various wage-hour violations under California law, with the main issue concerning the bank’s policies and practices for calculating overtime wages.
KFD overtime audit findings | The Garden Island
LIHU‘E — An audit of the Kaua‘i Fire Department’s overtime practices has revealed that, rank-for-rank, training and the Sparky Trailer have contributed most to potential pension-spiking.
The performance audit, conducted by external auditor Spire Hawai‘i, LLP, covered from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2018. The Kaua‘i County Council requested the audit in May 2019, and got the report back on Wednesday.
In 2018, the county assessed about $2.4 million for excess pension payments to the Hawai‘i Employees’ Retirement System, which makes up over 10% of the county’s budget. Of that, the KFD was responsible for $2.2 million of excess pension costs in FY2018 for 13 personnel who retired in 2017.
NYPD overtime for uniformed cops rose 24 percent in fiscal year
Not to change the topic here:
Comp time creates budget snag | Uvalde Leader News
Uvalde County Commissioners amended the operating budget on Monday to cover an additional $13,000, on top of already budgeted $20,000, of compensatory time and vacation pay for departing employees of the Uvalde County Sheriff's Office.
County auditor Alice Chapman noted the funds for the amendments will come from a contingent liability line item already in place.
"As you know we are changing sheriffs this year; Sheriff [Charles] Mendeke is retiring, and my office is charged with auditing the time records on all of the 72 employees," Chapman said.
Council members propose more cuts to Minneapolis Police, and long-term reduction in officers |
Hours after the proposal became public, a spokesperson for Mayor Jacob Frey's office expressed "significant concerns" about shrinking the size of the Minneapolis Police Department on a long-term basis.
Council President Lisa Bender, Ward Three Council Member Steve Fletcher and Ward Four Council Member Phillipe Cunningham created the proposal, which will take the form of an amendment during 2021 budget negotiations this week. The full council plans to vote on a final version of the budget on Dec. 9.
Albion Christmas event to go on | News Sun | kpcnews.com
Las Vegas police dog handlers file lawsuit over compensation - The Wilton Bulletin
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Four police dog handlers have sued the Las Vegas Police Department claiming their compensation does not match the time it takes to care for and supervise the dogs.
Law firm Christensen James & Martin filed the lawsuit Oct. 2 in Clark County District Court on behalf of police canine handlers Jeff Corbett, John Jenkins, Scott Murray and David Newton, The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.
The lawsuit was filed against the state, county, the city of Las Vegas, the police department and the Public Employees’ Retirement System.
No comments:
Post a Comment