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labor-rights2 years ago

"Missouri Workers: Check Your Eligibility for Owed Back Pay"

More than 3,200 Missouri workers are owed a share of $1.4 million in back pay, with a significant amount remaining unclaimed due to difficulties in locating some of the workers. The U.S. Department of Labor has created an online search tool called Workers Owed Wages (WOW) to help employees nationwide determine if they are owed money and how to receive it. The department urges individuals to use the tool to check if they are eligible for back pay, as unclaimed funds can only be held for three years before being turned over to the Department of the Treasury.

via KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis|
#back-pay#labor-rights#missouri
business2 years ago

Auto shop owner ordered to pay $40K in damages for paying worker in oily pennies.

A Georgia auto repair shop owner who paid a former employee nearly $1,000 in "dirty, oily pennies" has been ordered to pay the man and his coworkers nearly $40,000 for back wages and liquidated damages. The U.S. Department of Labor found that Miles Walker retaliated against Andreas Flaten, who contacted the division after Walker failed to give him his final paycheck. The judge also determined that Walker violated Fair Labor Standards Act overtime provisions by paying Flaten and eight coworkers "straight-time rates for all hours worked."

via USA TODAY|
#back-wages#business#fair-labor-standards-act
business2 years ago

Subway owner faces federal injunction for bounced checks.

The owner of 14 Subway franchise locations in the Bay Area, John Michael Meza, has been hit with a preliminary federal court injunction for allegedly violating child labor laws, issuing bad checks, and obstructing a federal investigation. Meza is accused of instructing employees as young as 14 and 15 to operate dangerous equipment, allowing children to work longer hours, failing to pay wages, and keeping tips from customers. The injunction forbids Meza from violating child labor laws, threatening and retaliating against workers, and obstructing a federal investigation. Meza was also ordered to stop issuing employees checks drawn from accounts with insufficient funds and not to pay his workers using non-payroll accounts.

via KRON4|
#bad-checks#business#child-labor-laws