Virginia employers are at increased risk of class action wage litigation following passage of the Virginia Overtime Wage Act .
"Previously, Virginia had been content to rely on the overtime pay requirements of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)," note Kristina H. Vaquera and Shaun M. Bennett in a recent Jackson Lewis legal alert discussing the new statute, which Governor Ralph Northam signed into law on March 31, 2021. Like the FLSA, the Virginia Overtime Wage Act obligates employers to pay one and one-half times an employee's regular rate of pay for hours worked in excess of 40 in a workweek.
EPD authorized to use grant money for overtime pay
The El Dorado Police Department has been granted authorization to use a portion of coronavirus (COVID-19) relief funds for overtime pay and the department is seeking to use remaining funds for similar purposes.
On April 8, Police Chief Kenny Hickman made requests regarding two federal grants, telling El Dorado City Council members that money has already been approved and authorized for specific purposes and the council's OK was needed move ahead with the expenditures.
Allowing more Ohio workers to earn overtime pay - Urbana Daily Citizen
Four and a half years ago in Columbus, I stood with then-Vice President Biden and the Secretary of Labor, and we announced that the administration was going to finally raise the salary threshold to earn overtime pay, making millions more workers eligible.
The rule would have meant more than 4 million Americans – including more than 130,000 Ohioans – would get a raise. However, those workers never got that raise because politicians around the country sued to stop it.
FBI Investigative Employees Can Proceed In Overtime Suit - Law360
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Washington farm groups embrace OT bill, for this season | Dairy | capitalpress.com
House passes farmworker overtime bill | KIMA
Washington Farm-Worker Overtime Bill Sent to Governor
Washington dairy and agricultural workers would be eligible for overtime pay under a bill that is to be considered by Gov. Jay Inslee (D).
Under the bill, the existing overtime exemption for agricultural employees would apply until Dec. 31, 2021, after which overtime pay rules would be phased in for certain agricultural employees.
Agricultural employees become eligible for overtime Jan. 1, 2022, for hours worked that exceed 55 in a week. The overtime salary threshold would become 48 hours on Jan. 1, 2023, and 40 hours on...
Construction Material Cos. Say Driver Can't File OT Action - Law360
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Murphy named Holyoke's acting mayor
In a special meeting Monday, the City Council voted to name Ward 2 Councilor Terence Murphy acting mayor, a role he will fill until a new mayor is elected in November.
Murphy takes over for City Council President Todd McGee, who has been acting mayor since Alex Morse stepped down March 26 to become town manager in Provincetown.
McGee said he could only serve as acting mayor on a temporary basis because of a potential conflict of interest with his employer, MassMutual.
Factory Farm Gas Erodes Environmental Regulations in NC | Food Integrity CampaignFood Integrity
Factory farm gas is rapidly expanding its footprint across the country, putting rural communities and our environment at risk. Food Integrity Campaign has closely followed the development of factory farm gas projects in North Carolina.
Factory farm gas is also referred to as "renewable natural gas" or "biogas." It is made when industrial-scale dairies, slaughterhouses, and hog farms harness methane from the vast quantities of animal waste produced on site, and corporations such as Smithfield Foods then refine the methane into a finished product chemically identical to natural gas.
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