There are many ways in which agricultural labor—despite being difficult, dangerous, and necessary—is treated differently from other types of labor.
One of those is in overtime pay, which, unlike in other industries, is not required federally. But last week, reports the Associated Press , the Washington Supreme Court (the state, not the city) ruled that there's no reason not to require overtime pay for dairy farmworkers—thus making it required now.
Other things to check out:
Richard O'Malley disputes bus drivers' claims of not receiving a livable wage | Local News |
Florence One Schools Superintendent Richard O'Malley speaks Thursday at the district's board meeting.
FLORENCE , S.C. — Florence One Schools superintendent Richard O'Malley stumbled across what he termed an underground economy when he began investigating the structure of payments to the district's bus drivers.
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He began by providing the board an overview of what happened so far with the drivers. The issues began, O'Malley said, when a group of drivers led by Wayne Brown addressed the board during their budget meeting on Oct. 8. Since then, the drivers have held vigils, rallies, protested in front of board member's businesses and made several appearances in local media organizations.
Putnam to Consider $45K to Study Sheriff Overtime | The Highlands Current
In a meeting punctuated by Putnam County legislators' clashes with each other and the sheriff, the Protective Services Committee on Tuesday (Nov. 10) endorsed spending $45,000 to examine law-enforcement overtime practices.
Meeting by audio connection, the three-person committee also approved the transfers of $28,320 from county jail accounts to the Sheriff's Department for overtime paid from July through September. But it blocked another transfer from one account to another to cover overtime anticipated for the remainder of 2020.
After $200 million California brawl, Uber and Lyft's gig worker fight is far from over
Uber and Lyft scored a big win when Californians voted in favor of their ballot measure that allows them to continue treating their drivers as independent contractors rather than employees in the state. But there's likely a long, turbulent road ahead as the companies confront the issue nationally.
The two ride-hailing giants, along with DoorDash, Instacart, and Uber-owned Postmates, spent more than $200 million to pass Proposition 22 or Prop 22 in California -- a reaction to a state labor law, Assembly Bill 5 or AB-5, that went into effect on January 1 and codifies an "ABC" test to determine if workers are employees who are entitled to labor protections and benefits.
And here's another article:
WA State Supreme Court Rules Dairy Workers Must Get Overtime - Perishable News
OLYMPIA — A deeply divided Washington Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 5-4 in favor of farm laborers, saying dairy workers in the state should have received overtime pay as part of the Washington Minimum Wage Act.
"We are incredibly disappointed and are considering our options because this will be devastating," Gordon said. "This puts Washington farmers at a massive disadvantage. This is the first court-ordered mandatory overtime for agriculture in the United States."
City of Tuscaloosa accepting toys to pay for overtime parking tickets
Paying overtime parking tickets in Tuscaloosa could benefit more than the city this holiday season.
Toys worth $10 or more will clear one $18 ticket and toys worth $20 or more will take care of two $18 tickets.
Biden could bring overtime rule redo, expanded benefits mandate | HR Dive
The presumptive president-elect also could resurrect the EEOC's pay-data reporting program "fairly quickly," according to one attorney.
Employee compensation and benefits could see drastic changes under a Biden administration, according to some in the field.
The presumptive president-elect's campaign platform provides some insight into the possibilities, as does the Obama administration's record, they said. Among other things, employers may see expanded benefits mandates, higher minimum wage rates and an overtime rule redo.
Nurses accuse OSU Physicians of not paying overtime in lawsuit | NBC4 WCMH-TV
COLUMBUS (WCMH) – A group of nurses is accusing Ohio State University Physicians, Inc., of failing to pay overtime in a class-action lawsuit filed Wednesday.
A filing from U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio names three plaintiffs, all nurses: Alice Daniels, Tiffany Malizia and Julie Henderson. Of the three, only Daniels still works for OSU Physicians.
The plaintiffs stated that they were required to arrive early to work do pre-shift work without being paid. The lawsuit also states that they were made to clock out for a daily 60-minute break even if they weren't able to take one.
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