The Scott administration has agreed to pay $119,839 in back overtime wages to eight current and former employees at the comptroller's office as part of a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor.
The payments will end a DOL investigation into violations of the U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act under Joan Pratt, whose 25-year tenure as Baltimore's elected comptroller ended on December 8, 2020.
US Department of Labor finds Hawaii restaurants operator shortchanged cooks in Honolulu, Kailua,
HONOLULU – A U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division investigation found the operator of two Hawaii restaurants denied workers overtime wages, and failed to record the hours of work for its kitchen cooks accurately, both violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act .
Division investigators found Himalayan Kitchen LLC – operator of Himalayan Kitchen restaurants in Honolulu and in Kailua – did not pay salaried cooks the legally required overtime pay when they worked more than 40 hours in a workweek. On average, the cooks worked 10 and a half hours per day.
State may lower overtime threshold for farm laborers, bypasses December deadline - Riverhead News
The state's Farm Laborers Wage Board plans to hold more hearings in January on potentially lowering the overtime work threshold for farm laborers from 60 to 40 hours per week, bypassing a Dec. 15 legal deadline.
"As contemplated by and in line with her previous Order, on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, New York State Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon announced the reconvening of the wage board, and that the wage board would hold public hearings to hear testimony to consider the existing overtime threshold
Minnesota Supreme Court: Madison Equities must provide payroll records in security guard overtime
The Minnesota Supreme Court issued an opinion earlier this week that will allow the Minnesota Attorney General’s investigation into alleged wage theft at Madison Equities — the largest property owner in downtown St. Paul — to move forward.
Security guards at U.S. Bank Center, the First National Bank Building, 375 Jackson St. and four other downtown properties have alleged they were not paid time-and-one-half overtime rates when they worked at multiple locations .
Crofton police officer receives probation before judgment for charge claiming he falsified
An Anne Arundel County judge sentenced a former Crofton police officer to a year of supervised probation and ordered him to pay $3,830 in restitution after a county police investigation found he falsified timesheets and overtime slips in 2020.
Berney Williams Jr., 34, of Bowie, entered an Alford plea, which allows a defendant to maintain innocence while acknowledging there is enough evidence to convict, to one count of misdemeanor theft, the Office of the State's Attorney of Anne Arundel County announced Monday.
The Massachusetts Independent-Contractor Statute Does Not Determine Joint-Employer Status |
In Jinks v. Credico , an opinion issued on December 13, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court declined to extend the application of the state’s highly restrictive independent-contractor statute.
The Massachusetts independent-contractor law, found at Section 148B of Chapter 149 of the Massachusetts General Laws, sets forth the so-called “ABC” test for determining whether a worker may be treated as an independent contractor rather than an employee.
Hourly vs. Salary Employees: What's Better for Your Business? | MarketScreener
Before hiring the right person for the job, you need to decide how you'll pay them. Two of the most common ways to pay employees is with a salary or an hourly wage.
You're probably wondering which option is better: the flexibility of an hourly employee or the stability of a salaried one. Of course, the answer is never as straightforward as we'd like.
Training School Blocked Discovery In OT Suit, Worker Says - Law360
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"We're being treated unfairly and we're doing something about it": Amazon Workers Walk Out -
On Wednesday, dozens of Amazon workers walked out at the DIL3 facility in Gage's Park and DLN2 warehouses in Cicero in Chicago. They are demanding a wage increase and safer working conditions. The walkout took place during the Christmas rush, maximizing the impact on Amazon.
At Chicago's Gage Park warehouse, 65 out of an estimated 100 workers signed onto a petition demanding a $3‑per-hour raise and safe staffing at the warehouse. They haven't heard back from management about their demands. "They're not taking us seriously, so we're walking out," Miin said.
Born with nothing, 'Kid Santa' gives his all for families in need
Dearborn — Sometimes Santa Claus doesn't come with a white beard and red suit but as a 20-year-old emergency medical technician and firefighter from Dearborn Heights.
Yet for the last four years, Isaacson has given his Taco Bell paychecks as a 17-year-old and his overtime pay now as a first responder to make Christmas a little more special for families in need.
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