News Articles - labor violations

When employees start questioning the pay practices of a company, the potential financial harm can be quite serious.  The Department of Labor has strict guidelines on how employees are supposed to be compensated. In cases where the companies exceed the basic guidelines, issues are easily avoided.  But in situations where employers try to take a shortcut, the consequences can be quite severe.  Click on the links below for some very informative case studies on companies that we all know about.

http://news.yahoo.com/wal-mart-paying-4-8m-overtime-violations-170711878.htmlhttp://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/whd/WHD20120801.htm#.UNH6XeTWKZI

http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/whd/WHD20121914.htm#.UNH9SuTWKZI

http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/whd/WHD20120517.htm#.UNH-C-TWKZI

http://www.dol.gov/whd/media/press/whdpressVB3.asp?pressdoc=Western/20120328.xml#.UNIfneTWKZI

http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/whd/WHD20122018.htm#.UNIfy-TWKZI

http://www.dol.gov/whd/media/press/whdpressVB3.asp?pressdoc=Southeast/20120611.xml#.UNH_qOTWKZI

http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/whd/WHD20121760.htm#.UNIlyeTWKZI

http://www.dol.gov/whd/media/press/whdpressVB3.asp?pressdoc=Midwest/20120416.xml#.UNImCeTWKZI

http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-05-01/lawsuit-seeks-overtime-wages-acs-employees#.UNIoHuTWKZJ