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.
Does an employer owe you money? How to check for and claim unpaid wages - CNET
Do you have unpaid wages you're entitled to claim from the federal government? The Department of Labor in 2020 recovered $257 million in back pay. The department recovered the cash from employers who owed workers money from withholding overtime pay, for example, or paying under the minimum wage.
The Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor over the last five years has recovered back wages for more than 1.3 million workers. If the government agency discovers that an employer owes you back wages, it can make the company pay out the difference. However, if the agency can't locate you to give you the money (for example, you moved or changed your name), it will hold onto the back wages for you to claim.
'No overtime pay, no meal, no rest breaks': Kim Kardashian reacts after ex-staff
American reality TV star Kim Kardashian has denied violating California labour laws, in the wake of a legal suit filed by seven former members of staff at her Hidden Hills residence.
Andrew Ramirez, his brother Christopher Ramirez and son Andrew Ramirez Jr., along with Aron Cabrea, Rene Ernesto Flores, Jesse Fernandez and Robert Araiza were employed as gardeners and maintenance staff, and had accused Kim of holding back taxes from their wages but not handing over the amounts to the government, reports latimes.com.
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PA Dept. L&I Publishes Final Overtime Rule in Pennsylvania Bulletin - RCPA
Former Boston Police Sergeant Charged With Overtime Fraud Scheme | USAO-MA | Department of Justice
William Baxter, 61, of Hyde Park, was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit theft concerning programs receiving federal funds and one count of embezzlement from an agency receiving federal funds. Baxter will make an initial appearance in federal court in Boston at a later date.
According to charging documents, members of Boston Police Department's (BPD) Evidence Control Unit (ECU), were responsible for, among other things, storing, cataloging and retrieving evidence at the warehouse. ECU officers were eligible to earn overtime pay of 1.5 times their regular hourly pay rate for overtime assignments.
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Wilson Creek area expecting huge weekend crowds, deputies to work with off-duty pay
LENOIR, N.C. (WBTV) - A signup sheet is filling up at the Caldwell County Sheriff's Office where deputies are being asked to help out in controlling crowds and enforcing rules along Wilson Creek during the holiday weekend and throughout the summer.
The area where they are needed is a 2 1/2 mile stretch of road alongside the river that is in the Pisgah National Forest.
The U.S. Forest Service does not have enough personnel to watch the area during busy times so the feds are hiring deputies to help. The work is in addition to their normal shifts as deputies and the feds will be footing the bill.
Chewy is hiring in Dayton
Pet goods e-commerce powerhouse Chewy Inc. needs more workers at its 3280 Lightner Road distribution center.
The company said it is hiring more than 400 full- and part-time positions for the fulfillment center there. The center already has 1,300 workers.
Joanna Hass, a spokeswoman for Chewy, said new hires can earn up to to $20.50 an hour depending on shift and job with sign-on bonuses of $500, referral bonuses of $500 and temporary overtime incentives of up to $500 in addition to overtime pay.
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