The OPM created the Municipal Coronavirus Relief fund to help cities and states with expenses related to the pandemic using federal money through the CARES Act, according to The Associated Press . It reimburses them for costs. Other federal and state programs have provided funding, as well.
Farmworkers say state is illegally excluding them from overtime pay
Anita Santiago has been a farmworker for 15 years, working long hours in the fields without the overtime pay most hourly workers in the U.S. enjoy.
There are plenty of days she anticipated having to work for eight hours, only for her supervisor to demand the workers finish the field that day regardless of how long it took.
Back to Basics: Fluctuating workweek method isn't an overtime pass | HR Dive
The method allows employers to pay workers with varying hours a fixed salary — but it's only applicable in "really specific situations," one attorney warned.
Andre services machinery at an auto manufacturer. When everything is in working order, our hypothetical employee works fewer than 20 hours per week. But breakdowns can multiply, and Andre sometimes logs as many as 60 hours.
Georgia Nurse Claims Anthem Shorted Medical Claim Reviewers Overtime Pay - Health
The lawsuit explains that the plaintiff, a Georgia woman, worked for Anthem as a Medical Management Nurse from approximately December 2015 to July 2020, partly from the defendant's Atlanta office, and partly from her home.
The former management nurse argues that she and others similarly situated were paid a salary, but not the overtime pay they were due. The defendant reportedly knew about the plaintiff's plight because she and others "complained about their long hours and the workload.
Barnstable County Sheriff Department's overtime: How much they made
The top overtime earner, Corrections Officer Paul Anacki, earned $72,285 in overtime — more than his base salary of roughly $61,000, according to state payroll data.
"Sometimes overtime over the long run is the better way to go because you don't have to pay benefits, retirement, personal days, vacation days and all of that stuff," Cummings said. "I always knew it was time for a new class (of corrections officers) when our overtime got above 15% of the budget.
New Hampshire carpentry contractor pays $107K in back wages, liquidated damages to 52 workers
MANCHESTER, NH – A New Hampshire residential carpentry contractor misclassified some employees as independent contractors and paid others straight-time wages when they worked over 40 hours in a workweek, a U.S. Department of Labor investigation has found.
The investigation by the department's Wage and Hour Division found Southers Construction Inc.
Wirecutter union to pay workers for missed overtime | Editor and Publisher
Every member of the Wirecutter Union will be eligible to receive overtime pay from union organizers for the hours they missed working overtime during the union's Black Friday holiday strike, thanks to an outpouring of donations to support the union's walkout.
State of play: The Wirecutter union held a five-day walkout over the holiday weekend in protest of the New York Times' management's negotiations with its union.
City eyes personnel boost to fire department | News | ottumwacourier.com
The highest-salaried employees in New York City work for NYCHA and the Health Department |
Vito Mustaciuolo and Gregory Russ, two executives at the New York City Housing Authority, were the highest-paid city employees this year, with salaries of $515,260 and $414,018, respectively.
The next four on the list make more than $375,000 and work at the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The department has 15 of the top 30 best-paid city employees.
NJ Car Wash Hit With FLSA Suit Claiming 70-Hour Workweeks - Law360
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