In a consent judgment in a federal labor case, major specialty contractor Henkels & McCoy Inc. has paid about $1.1 million in back pay and damages for allegedly not paying required overtime wages to 362 current and former workers in five states, the US Dept. of Labor says.
The payment, which DOL announced on June 15, follows an order in US District Court in Philadelphia, which upheld findings of a DOL investigation, the department said.
DOL's lawsuit , filed March 6, 2020—under the Trump administration—alleges that the company "willfully violated" overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, over a period from at least Feb. 14, 2017, through at least Feb. 13, 2019.
Youngstown council debating if city health employees should get pandemic overtime pay | WKBN.com
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.
Farmworker Overtime Would End Racist Pay Gap, Lawmakers Say - The Daily Yonder
Oregon state Representative Ricki Ruiz grew up the son of two farmworkers, and he remembers 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. "We didn't go to the grocery store; we went to the food bank. We didn't have extra clothes."
Ruiz hopes to change that situation for farmworkers in Oregon. He sponsored a bill that will mandate that farmworkers be paid overtime for any work beyond 40 hours a week.
Farmworker overtime would end racist pay gap, lawmakers and activists say | Pennsylvania
Oregon state Rep. Ricki Ruiz grew up the son of two farmworkers, and he remembers 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. "We didn’t go to the grocery store; we went to the food bank. We didn't have extra clothes."
Ruiz hopes to change that situation for farmworkers in Oregon. He sponsored a bill that will mandate that farmworkers be paid overtime for any work beyond 40 hours a week.
Colorado's Ag Labor Bill Highlights State By State Push for Farmworker Overtime Protections |
Colorado lawmakers just passed a bill that will make the state the fifth in the nation to require farms to pay overtime to their workers, and farm groups expect more state legislatures to follow suit.
The Colorado bill, named the Agricultural Workers' Rights Bill and awaiting Democratic Gov. Jared Polis' expected signature, would require the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment to promulgate rules "providing meaningful overtime and maximum hours protections to agricultural employees."
Dancers Hit Georgia Strip Club With Unpaid Wages Suit - Law360
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Overtime for agricultural workers will end the racist wage gap, lawmakers and activists say -
Oregon Legislature Ricky Luis grew up as the son of two farmers and vividly remembers the hardships of his family.
“We faced almost five evictions because we didn’t have enough money in our rent,” said First Democrat Lewis. “We didn’t go to the grocery store. We went to the food bank. We didn’t have any extra clothes.”
Lewis wants to change that for Oregon’s agricultural workers. He sponsored a bill requiring agricultural workers to pay overtime for more than 40 hours of work per week.
Ninth Circuit Returns More Than $100 Million in Wages to Walmart
On May 28, 2021, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a significant ruling in Magadia v. Wal-Mart Associates, Inc., on both California's wage statement laws and standing to pursue claims under the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA) in federal court. On the wage statement claims, the Ninth Circuit reversed the trial court, and found no technical wage statement violation for a failure to list the rates and hours of pay associated with adjustments to overtime pay.
Roderick Magadia was a former Walmart employee. In 2016, he filed a class action alleging violations of the California Labor Code's wage statement and meal period requirements.
Property Maintenance Workers Get Cert. In FLSA Suit - Law360
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Nashville police getting $1.3M to cover Christmas bombing costs
At least $921,086 went to overtime pay for security from Christmas to Jan. 24, according to documents submitted to the Metro Council for formal approval. The rest of the money covers site security in January and February and overtime pay for department investigators who helped with federal efforts.
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