Oregon state Rep. Ricki Ruiz grew up the son of two farmworkers, and he recalls his family's struggles vividly.
"We almost faced eviction five times because we didn't have enough money for rent," said Ruiz, a first-term Democrat.
Ruiz hopes to change that situation for farmworkers in Oregon. He has sponsored a bill that will mandate that farmworkers be paid overtime for any work beyond 40 hours a week.
Youngstown council debating if city health employees should get pandemic overtime pay | WYTV
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – During the height of the pandemic, health departments were mandated by the state government to get a job done, no matter the time it took. For the Youngstown City Health Department and its commissioner, that meant working overtime, and a lot of it.
On Monday, Youngstown City Council held a finance meeting to talk about compensating those employees who are salary and typically not allowed overtime.
Council members discussed and questioned whether or not health commissioner Erin Bishop and other members of the health department should receive and split $24,298 in overtime pay for their time worked during the pandemic.
DOL Is Reviewing Overtime Rule
More workers should be eligible for overtime pay, said Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh, who testified recently that the wage level to qualify for overtime pay is "definitely" too low. Speaking during questioning before the House Education and Labor Committee, he said the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is reviewing the overtime regulation and he believes there should be automatic and regular updates to the overtime threshold.
Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., led the questioning, noting that he sent a letter to encourage the DOL to adopt a salary threshold that by 2023 would be around $85,000 annually. The overtime threshold now is $35,568 annually or $684 a week. Workers who don't earn this amount have to be paid overtime, even if they're classified as a manager or professional.
New Virginia Labor Law Puts Accomack in a Bind for Overtime - Eastern Shore Post
Despite a carefully planned and adopted budget, Accomack County could face a budget shortfall of an estimated $241,000, thanks to the Virginia Overtime Wage Act, which was passed by the General Assembly in its last special session and goes into effect July 1.
Under the act, employers must pay hourly and salaried nonexempt workers for all hours worked over 40 hours per week.
Nonexempt employees have little say in how their work is done and are directly supervised by managers. Exempt employees are generally executive or managerial, or have technical expertise. The act also changes how overtime pay is calculated and includes penalties for noncompliance.
Ninth Circuit Clarifies Requirements On Retroactive Overtime Pay Adjustments For Bonuses -
Bonuses and their impact on an employee's "regular rate of pay" have long been a proverbial thorn in the side of California employers. The nondiscretionary nature of most bonuses (even those bonuses employers attempt to characterize as "discretionary") makes them part of a non-exempt employee's regular rate of pay for purposes of determining the appropriate overtime rate. Cal. Labor Code § 226 requires all hourly rates of pay to be reflected in employees' pay statements.
A recent decision from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals offered some clarity. In Magadia v. Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. , No. 19-16184 (9th Cir. May 28, 2021), the Court addressed performance-based quarterly bonus payments and subsequent overtime adjustment pay, and how such payments must be reflected on employees' pay statements.
Peoria's police, fire overtime in 2020 cost $4.6 million. Here's why
He said officers are often ordered in to make sure there are enough officers on the street. It's "frustrating," he said.
"Officer wellness and the mental aspect has to be dealt with," he said. "Officers need a break and time away to decompress. You see people on their worst days. That wears on you whether you realize it or not.
"This job is hard but when you have this all this overtime and all the 'order-ins', it's even more taxing," Skaggs said.
Lt. Alan Borowski was highest paid employee in Northampton – the shoestring
The Lieutenant has sued the city and has been sued for misconduct, costing taxpayers more than his salary.
NORTHAMPTON — As budget season comes to a close, with the City Council's final budget vote set to take place tonight, Thursday, June 17, city data reveals that four out of five of the city's top paid employees during fiscal year 2020 work within the police department.
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