MUNCIE, Ind. — A Delaware County sheriff's deputy approached Delaware County Council members Tuesday to ask them to deliver overtime pay for the period deputies worked while the County Building was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
United Auto Workers Local 321 has filed a grievance against the county claiming failure to pay time and a half while the county building was closed violates the labor contract the county has with the union representing deputies.
The Pandemic is No Excuse to Undermine Economic Justice | New York Civil Liberties Union | ACLU
California Labor Commissioner Cites Drywall Company more than $7.2 Million for Wage Theft
Fresno —The Labor Commissioner’s Office has cited NGC Construction, Inc., $7,209,872 for wage theft violations affecting 724 workers. An investigation found that the Visalia-based drywall company paid workers a fixed amount per project known as piece-rate.
“The law is clear: Workers earning piece rate must be paid for their rest periods and other non-productive time while under the control of the employer,” said Labor Commissioner Lilia García-Brower.
Payroll in Practice: 10.25.2021
Question: Our operations director is convinced that the workweek varies for an employee based on the employee's work schedule. He claims that the workweek starts the first day at work after a day off and continues for consecutive days until the next day off.
Answer: The operations manager is misinterpreting the rules related to workweeks. Essentially, a workweek provides a timeframe for determining whether minimum-wage and overtime requirements are met.
Overtime budget requests reflect long work hours of bureaucrats | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking
Many offices at the health ministry, far left, remain lit past 9 p.m. in the Kasumigaseki district of Tokyo during the COVID-19 pandemic on Jan. 4. (Hikaru Uchida)
Although the government has helped to reduce overwork in the private sector, its own offices have remained bastions of long working hours and unpaid overtime.
Why So Secret? The Federal Reserve Hides Nearly All 23,000 Employee Salaries
WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Federal Reserve is seen from the National Mall in Washington, DC. (Photo by ... [+] Alex Wong/Getty Images)
It's hard for American citizens to follow the money in Washington, D.C. if the Federal Reserve – the group overseeing its printing – isn't being transparent.
California Labor Commissioner Cites NGC Construction, Inc.
October 26, 2021 - Fresno—The Labor Commissioner's Office has cited NGC Construction, Inc., $7,209,872 for wage theft violations affecting 724 workers. An investigation found that the Visalia- based drywall company paid workers a fixed amount per project known as piece-rate.
"The law is clear: Workers earning piece rate must be paid for their rest periods and other non-productive time while under the control of the employer," said Labor Commissioner Lilia García-Brower .
Congressional hearing scheduled for Oct.
A hearing is scheduled in Washington, DC at 10 a.m. EDT Wednesday October 27, 2021 to discuss two pieces of legislation that would affect the pay and job classification of federal wildland firefighters.
The hearing before the House of Representatives Natural Resources subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands will be titled "Wildland Firefighting Workforce Reforms." Members of Congress will receive testimony on two bills:
CFOs Plump Salaries, Perks to Land Elusive New Employees - WSJ
Finance chiefs are boosting salaries and recruitment spending, offering more in the way of perks and expanding their equity plans as they joust to attract—and retain—workers.
Employees have quit their jobs in droves this year as the economy has picked up after last year's pandemic slump.
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