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Wages & Hours

Job sharing allows young parents to work half-time at Atlanta firm

11/10/2008

Recruiters and account managers can work half-time at Matrix Resources, an IT staffing firm in Atlanta. The organization created job-sharing teams several years ago, allowing two employees to share one job so each can work half-time.

Does education translate into higher pay?

11/10/2008

A report by the Keystone Research Center in Harrisburg and the Center for Economic Policy and Research in Washington says workers between ages 18 and 29 earn 10% less than people with comparable jobs earned 30 years ago—even though today’s young workers are better educated.

Employees believe paychecks are accurate

11/10/2008

The economy may be shaky, but employee confidence that their paychecks are accurate remains firm, according to the National Payroll Association, which recently conducted a “Getting Paid in America” survey.

If you hire illegal workers, better pay them

11/10/2008

An employee is an employee, regardless of his or her right to be present in the United States and work here. Thus, even illegal immigrants who were hourly employees can sue for back pay if their employers didn’t pay at least minimum wage and overtime.

Sterling Jewelers faces EEOC class-action discrimination suit

11/10/2008

Eight women from the Tampa Bay area have joined an EEOC class-action lawsuit against Sterling Jewelers, owner of Jared, Kay Jewelers and Marks & Morgan stores. The lawsuit alleges that Sterling pays women in retail sales positions less than men and denies them promotions …

Stop class-action train wrecks! Let local offices set salaries and raises

11/07/2008

The worst-case scenario for a large company with operations in many locations: A class-action lawsuit alleging discrimination against an entire class of employees. One way to discourage such massive lawsuits is to let managers at separate locations keep substantial control over setting salaries and raises.

Associated Supermarket execs charged with wage violations

11/07/2008

Two Brooklyn grocers have been charged with underpaying workers by more than $300,000 and falsifying business records. Bienvenido Nuñez, president of the Associated Supermarket in Bushwick, and Martin Duran, vice president, allegedly paid no wages to baggers, who worked for tips …

Class-action suit alleges gender bias at Sterling Jewelers

11/07/2008

The EEOC has filed a class-action gender discrimination lawsuit against Sterling Jewelers in U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York in Buffalo.

Beware FLSA peril: Constantly changing schedules and pay may destroy exempt status

11/06/2008

Employees who are classified as exempt under the FLSA can be paid on a salary basis and must work as many hours as necessary to get the work done. However, some employers make such frequent changes to the salary levels of exempt employees that it can almost seem as if the employees are being paid on an hourly basis. When that happens, the employer loses the right to skip paying overtime.

Did Denver International snowplowers pull a snow job?

11/06/2008

A report released by Denver Auditor Dennis Gallagher in October accused employees in the Denver International Airport’s (DIA) Snow Operation Support Program of willfully collecting nearly $7,000 in unearned overtime pay.