In Newman v. Advanced Technology Innovation Corp., the First Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that an employer’s per diem expense reimbursements should have been included when calculating an employee’s regular rate and overtime rate.
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Texas Health Care Provider’s Miscalculation of Overtime Pay Proves Costly
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Posted in DOL Enforcement, Wage and Hour Policies
By: Kara Maciel and Jordan Schwartz
On September 16, 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that Harris Health System (“Harris”), a Houston health care provider of emergency, outpatient and inpatient medical services, has agreed to pay more than $4 million in back wages and damages to approximately 4,500 current and former employees for…
California One Step Closer to Mandating Overtime and Meal Periods for Private Home Housekeepers and Babysitters
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Posted in California Wage-Hour Law, Wage and Hour Policies
By: Adam C. Abrahms
Last week Assembly Bill 889 cleared a California State Senate Committee, advancing it one step closer to becoming state law. The bill, authored by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D – San Francisco), seeks to extend most of California’s strict wage and hour regulations to domestic employees working in private homes. While the …