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Child Labor and Overtime Problems Wilt Employer
Organic grocer Sunflower Market has agreed to pay $125,310 in back overtime wages to 78 workers at its stores in New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada, and Arizona under an agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to resolve charges that the employer misapplied executive and administrative overtime exemptions. The DOL also fined Colorado-based Sunflower $10,670 […]
Food Distributor To Pay $1.5 Million In Back FLSA Overtime
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced a settlement with McLane Co., Inc., under which the Texas-based food and grocery distributor will pay $1,559,316 in back wages to 570 employees. A DOL investigation found that the company misclassified employees as exempt and thus didn’t pay overtime wages. McLane erroneously regarded retail merchandising specialists as […]
Nonprofit Salaries Heading Up Quickly
Fraud Suit Not Trumped by Labor Commissioner Wage Rulings
Bay Area Labor Sweep Leads to Big Fines For Pallet Manufacturers
Proposed Legislation Would Give Small Employers Scheduling Flexibility
Small employers and their employees would be given new flexibility in work scheduling under a new measure introduced in the California Assembly. A.B. 2127 would allow employers with 25 or fewer employees to approve an employee’s written request to work up to 10-hour days within a 40-hour workweek without paying daily overtime. Under current law, […]