Overtime Per Diem Update
Slick maneuvers by employers to artificially lower the hourly wage for straight time and thereby avoid overtime are being regularly rejected in court. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals…
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Wage Violations May Trigger Audits and Immigration Inspections
The U.S. Department of Labor may be supplying information on minimum wage and overtime violations to other federal agencies, triggering immigration inspections, according to the prestigious Society for Human Resource…
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Ohio Minimum Wage Increase 2011
The Ohio minimum wage will increase by 10 cents on January 1, 2011 from $7.30 to $7.40 per hour, according to Director Kimberly Zurz of the Ohio Department of Commerce.…
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Florida Minimum Wage Unchanged in 2011
The Florida minimum wage remains at $7.25 in 2011, the same rate as the federal minimum wage. Because the state minimum wage is lower than the federal rate, by law…
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Arizona Minimum Wage Increases to $7.35 in 2011
The Arizona minimum wage will increase 10 cents from $7.25 to $7.35 per hour on January 1, 2011. The Arizona minimum wage is projected to remain higher than the federal…
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