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Galloway launches audit of Stoddard County - The Missouri Times
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — State Auditor Nicole Galloway announced today that her office has begun a regularly scheduled audit of Stoddard County, located in southeast Missouri. The county received a ...
Read moreBally's Casino Workers in Rhode Island Sue Over Tipped, OT Wages - Bloomberg Law
Bally’s Twin River Lincoln Casino Resort is facing accusations that it violated the Fair Labor Standards Act and Rhode Island wage law by systematically underpaying more than 100 tipped employees...
Read moreSEC Awards More Than $3.5 Million to Whistleblower | 2022-03-08 | Press Releases - Stockhouse
Washington D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - March 8, 2022) - The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of more than $3.5 million to a whistleblower who provided critical information ...
Read moreNew Kensington landscaper ordered to pay $150K in back wages, penalties after federal investigation, lawsuit - US Department of Labor
NEW KENSINGTON, PA – A federal court has approved a consent judgment ordering a New Kensington landscaping company and its owner to pay $150,000 in back wages and penalties after a U.S. Departmen...
Read moreCalifornia Revives COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Through September 2022 - JD Supra
On February 9, Governor Newsom signed SB 114, reviving the mandate that California employers provide supplemental paid sick leave (SPSL) for COVID-19-related absences, which previously expired on...
Read moreCOVID’s Long-Term Impact: Six Unique Legal Issues Facing Businesses in 2022 - JD Supra
The legal landscape is ever-changing, as new laws are passed or existing laws are interpreted or enforced differently. Brooks Pierce attorneys have identified some of the biggest potential legal ...
Read moreAmazon Workers In Alabama Are Worried A Union Victory Will Make Their Lives Worse - BuzzFeed News
As workers mail in ballots for a second union vote in Bessemer, Amazon has convinced some that collective bargaining could worsen their circumstances. When Kylee Rancour relocated from Massachuse...
Read more5th Circuit Denies Request to Enjoin Tip Credit Regulations - The National Law Review
On Feb. 22, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas denied the Restaurant Law Center and Texas Restaurant Association’s much-watched emergency motion seeking to enjoin nat...
Read moreCourt orders Akron promotional products company to pay $189K in back wages, damages to workers after US Labor Department investigation - US Department of Labor
American Made Bags LLC misclassified workers as independent contractors, failed to pay overtime, maintain wage records, pay back wages as agreed YOUNGSTOWN, OH – A federal judge ordered American ...
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Baltimore Cops Found Guilty After Assault, False Claims: 'I Maced Him Like Four Times' - DailyVoice.com
Baltimore Police Officers Mordechai Mandelbaum and Menachem Rosenbloom were found guilty on multiple charges on Wednesday, Oct. 14, following an encounter that ended with a surrendering man being ...