by Associated Press Published: May 6,2013
Tags: back pay, employee, employer, employment, employment agency, federal agency, labor, labor law, overtime, pay, staffing agency, wages, work, worker
LAFAYETTE, La. — An industrial services employment agency has agreed to pay nearly $2 million in back wages to more than 2,000 employees following a U.S. Labor Department investigation. The Labor Department said Lafayette, La.-based Hutco Inc. employees in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas were denied overtime compensation as a result of the company’s improper payment [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 3,2012
Tags: city government, federal agency, federal government, fine, law, municipal, municipality, overtime, pay, payroll, salary, violation, wage
JACKSON — The Department of Labor has fined the city of Jackson $31,750 for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act uncovered during a recent federal probe. The Clarion-Ledger reports the department began investigating the city in late 2011 after some unidentified officers complained that their superiors were making them work overtime without proper pay. [...] [...]
HATTIESBURG — Hattiesburg city employees earned more than $1 million in overtime last year. The Hattiesburg American reports that one fire department engineer’s overtime boosted his paycheck above the fire chief’s. The Hattiesburg American requested and analyzed salary reports for the information. It says the fire department engineer got $34,876 in overtime — doubling his [...] [...]
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