A former courier, called a service representative or SR, is suing Laboratory Corporation of America saying it forced her and others like her to work extra hours without overtime pay and is looking to get it through the courts.
The Burlington based company denies violating the Fair Labor Relations Act and the allegations made in the suit that there are many other current and former SRs who could make the same claim.
Ronita Foy was an SR in Fayetteville, according to a suit she filed with the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. When she worked for LabCorp in 2017 and 2018 she claims she put in four to seven hours of unpaid overtime every week working before her shift started, during her unpaid meal breaks and getting maintenance for her company vehicle on her off hours.
Virginia Enacts New Overtime Wage Law - Employment and HR - United States
On March 30, 2021, Governor Ralph Northam signed into law the Virginia Overtime Wage Act (VOWA), creating new wage and hour requirements for Virginia employers. Set to take effect July 1, 2021, the VOWA also includes numerous employee protections. The VOWA amends the Virginia Code to authorize collective actions and allows for a lengthier statute of limitations period and increased damages provisions.
Until now, Virginia did not have its own overtime pay statute. Instead, Virginia employees relied on the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to govern their wage and hour requirements. The FLSA requires that most employees in the United States be paid at least the federal minimum wage for all hours worked and overtime pay at not less than time and one-half the regular rate of pay for all hours worked over 40 hours in a workweek.
Perry Roofing fined $31,673 for employee pay violations
Perry Roofing of Gainesville has had to pay $31,673 in back wages for 30 workers after an investigation found the company violated federal law, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday.
The company, owned by state Sen. Keith Perry, violated overtime and recordkeeping requirements regarding workers recruited from Gainesville's Santa Fe Bridge Community Work Release Center.
"Perry Roofing failed to include production-related and profit-sharing bonuses in the calculation when determining workers' overtime rates," the release states. "By doing so, the employer paid workers less for their overtime hours than the law requires. Perry also failed to record start and stop times for workers paid by piece-rate."
Group urges gov't to pay for '40 days of overtime' rendered by teachers – Manila Bulletin
A group of education workers on Friday, May 28 urged the government to compensate for the overtime rendered by teachers which started even before the opening of school year (SY) 2020-2021.
"Today marks the 40th day of overtime rendered by teachers," Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Secretary General Raymond Basilio said. He claimed that for the last 260 days, teachers shouldered the responsibilities of the government in delivering accessible quality education.
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City of Eaton settles with Fire and EMS employees - Register Herald
EATON — Eaton City Council passed a resolution authorizing City Manager Brad Collins to execute a settlement agreement relating to overtime pay for City of Eaton Fire and EMS employees during their Monday, May 17 meeting. Councilmember Gary Wagner was not present.
According to court documents filed in the United States District Court Southern District of Ohio, Western Division, plaintiffs in the case alleged the City of Eaton violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by not providing time and one-half overtime pay for hours worked in excess of 212 hours in a 28-day work period or in excess of 40 hours per workweek.
PA Dept. L&I Publishes Final Overtime Rule in Pennsylvania Bulletin - RCPA
Fire Dept. Paramedics Ask 8th Circ. To Redo OT Math Ruling - Law360
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Biden Administration Rescinds Employer-Friendly Independent Contractor Test - Employment and HR -
On May 6, 2021, the Department of Labor ("DOL") issued a final rule, effective immediately, withdrawing a pro-business independent contractor rule that would have made it easier for businesses to classify workers as independent contractors, rather than as employees who are entitled to minimum wage and overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
According to Jessica Looman, the DOL's principal deputy administrator for the Wage and Hour Division, "Misclassification of employees as independent contractors presents one of the most serious problems facing workers today." Labor Secretary Marty Walsh further explained that withdrawal of the rule will help "preserve essential worker rights and stop the erosion of worker protections that would have occurred had the rule gone into effect.
City considers creating another union for police management | Local News | newsminer.com
"We just separate the leadership away from the rank and file," Chief of Staff Mike Meeks explained during the meeting.
The city is considering creating a new union chapter specifically for Fairbanks Police Department leadership which would change police command from an hourly wage to an annual salary. According to some city officials, having another chapter will help better address issues for employees of different ranks as well as reduce city overtime costs. Meanwhile, others are concerned about increased costs and bureaucracy.
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