EAST ST. LOUIS — An East St. Louis police officer sued his department Friday, claiming he had not been paid for 413 hours of overtime he earned while caring for his police dog.
Robert Sallie Jr.'s lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in East St. Louis, says his duties as a K-9 officer require him to feed, bathe, exercise, train, clean up after and otherwise care for the dog he was assigned. He had a dog from June 14-Nov. 14 of 2019, the suit says.
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Court filings by his lawyers argue, "Being absent during one's shift and being paid regardless was common practice." More, higher-ups told workers they could leave the job site as long as they were "available by phone.
Again, this shouldn't get Pizzonia off the hook: In 2018, he claimed 3,780 overtime hours, for $305,000 in total pay, to become the MTA's 29th-highest-paid employee.
Chinese developers protested insanely long work hours.
China's Supreme People's Court and Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security have released a lengthy document condemning China's "996" work culture as labour violations that deprive workers of overtime payments.
The 996 work schedule describes working from 9AM to 9PM, six days a week, and is common in the Chinese technology industry.
The Future of Oregon Farm Work: Policies | KLCC
Growing crops is already a field with a lot of inherent risk. Add Oregon's increasing heat waves and wildfire smoke, as well as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and it's obvious farm workers are on the front line in multiple ways.
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Beyond the Furrows: Examining the intricacies of farm labor contracting | KCBX
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Before exploring the nitty gritty of farm labor contractors, there's a big picture to acknowledge first.
KCBX News asked one farmworker point blank: Why is his work important? This farmworker gave his opinion about vaccines a few weeks ago, and he asked to remain anonymous when we spoke with him then.
A four-day workweek prioritizes employees' psyche | Opinion | dailytitan.com
COVID-19 has hit farmworkers especially hard, UO studies show | Around the O
A new UO study, which was recently shared with the U.S. secretary of labor, shows that COVID-19 has caused long-term economic, social, physical and mental health challenges for farmworkers in Oregon.
Professor Lynn Stephen, a Philip H. Knight Chair in anthropology and Distinguished Professor of Arts and Sciences, helped lead the study and, specifically, the examination of farmworkers' mental health.
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