Overtime

Ex-Taco Bell Manager Alleges Chain Forced Employees To Work Unpaid Overtime

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 05.03.2012

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Taco Bell loves it when you eat round the clock. But they don't seem to want to pay their workers for every one of the hours they spend feeding you. ...

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More Workers Filing Lawsuits To Claim Unpaid Overtime

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 04.16.2012

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More workers are fighting back against their employers. Workers filed 32 percent more lawsuits against their employers for unpaid overtime last ye...

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GOP Bill Would Strip Workers Of Overtime, Minimum Wage Protections

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 02.13.2012

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WASHINGTON -- A little-noted provision in the House Republicans' controversial energy and transportation bill would strip several thousand workers wit...

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Take A Break This Weekend! 7 Reasons Working Too Much Is Bad For Your Health

The Huffington Post | Amanda L. Chan, Sarah Klein and Laura Schocker | Posted 03.30.2012

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If you're the last one to leave the office, or constantly picking up an extra shift, you may see the benefits in that paycheck, but all those extra ho...

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Working Poor USA

Bill Quigley | Posted 03.21.2012

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Millions of people in the U.S. work and are still poor. Here are eight points that show why the U.S. needs to dedicate itself to making work pay.

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Workers' Right To Sue Employers In Flux

HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 01.18.2012

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In 2010, Stephen Brown was living in York, Pa., and needed work. Most days Labor Ready, a temporary staffing company, had it. The company slogan highl...

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Brazil: Checking Email After Hours? It's Overtime

AP | Posted 01.13.2012

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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Brazilian workers who find themselves answering work emails on their smartphones after the end of their shifts can qualify for overt...

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Obama Backs Controversial Pay Raise

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 12.16.2011

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WASHINGTON -- In a move sure to please labor leaders and worker advocates, President Obama came out in support Thursday of a long-awaited change to la...

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Friday Talking Points -- Labor Daze

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.02.2011

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It surpasses all irony and actually enters into the realm of bitter humor that we're about to celebrate Labor Day when the unemployment rate remains at the sky-high level of 9.1 percent.

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Republicans: Bedrock Overtime, Minimum Wage Laws Due For Change

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 09.13.2011

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In a Congressional hearing Thursday, Republican lawmakers indicated a willingness to reform the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the bedrock Depressio...

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Top-Level Professionals View 40-Hour Work Week As Part-Time: Report

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 08.30.2011

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Over the last thirty years, the majority of Americans have started working longer hours while earning less, according to a recent report by the Center...

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Illinois Restaurateur Owes Workers $1 Million In Back Pay, Damages

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 07.31.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Workers got a pretty raw deal at Dolores Onate's two Mexican restaurants in Decatur, Ill. Not only were the waiters and kitchen workers ...

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New Wage Theft Laws Protect Workers

David Callahan | Posted 05.29.2011

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Cheating workers out of fairly-earned wages is about as low as things get. In most places in America, employers still face few penalties for wage theft allowing the epidemic to continue.

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Colbert, Immigrant Farm Workers Challenge Pundits And Unemployed To 'Take Our Jobs'

AP | JULIANA BARBASSA | Posted 05.25.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO — In a tongue-in-cheek call for immigration reform, farm workers are teaming up with comedian Stephen Colbert to challenge unemployed ...

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Fire Department Overtime Means Taxpayers Are 'Hemorrhaging Money,' Says Inspector General

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chicago taxpayers are "hemorrhaging" money, thanks to a surge in overtime pay to Chicago Fire Department brass that coincided with -- and wiped out sa...

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Overtime for Farmworkers in California: Who Will it Hurt?

Ramon Resa, MD | Posted 11.17.2011

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"Up before dawn, working until sunset picking plums and filling the bins. We work each day until Apa says it's time to quit." (excerpt from Out of the...

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Foxconn Factory Planned In China Amid Suicide Scrutiny: Apple Supplier To Hire 300,000

AP | ELAINE KURTENBACH | Posted 05.25.2011

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SHANGHAI — Foxconn Technology, a supplier to Apple Inc., looks ready to build a huge new factory in north-central China despite the company's ow...

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R. Kelly SUED: Lawsuit Alleges Unpaid Overtime For Tour Employees

Fox Chicago | Posted 05.25.2011

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A former employee of R&B singer R. Kelly filed a federal lawsuit against the musician and his production company Thursday, claiming tour employees wer...

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Study: Many Employee Workloads Increased Since 2007, Most Benefits Stayed Same

AP | DAVE CARPENTER | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — If it seems like you're working harder than you used to, it's probably not your imagination. Many companies have increased employees'...

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A Vote Against the NFL's New Overtime Proposal

David Roher | Posted 05.25.2011

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The new overtime rules the NFL is considering for playoff games only negligibly improve upon the problem they are trying to fix, and in doing so they make the rules much more complicated.

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Six Steps to Take Before You Jump Ship From Your Sinking Company

Nicole Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

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If you have a hunch your company is going under, be glad you had the wits to realize it early. This gives you extra time to plan a strategy for what to do next.

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3 Tips For Dealing With A Butthole Boss

Debbie Robins | Posted 11.17.2011

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Definition of a Butthole boss: an employer who is selfish, impatient or critical, never acknowledges you for busting your butt, and wouldn't know how to motivate a thirsty dog to a bowl of water, much less inspire you.

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John McCain: No Friend of the American Worker

James P. Hoffa | Posted 05.25.2011

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This is the same John McCain who's been kicking the crap out of American workers for the last 26 years. He voted to cut overtime. He voted against extending unemployment benefits.

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Shrinking Hours, Cut Overtime Are Stealth Forces Driving Down Economy

New York Times | Peter S. Goodman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Not long ago, overtime was a regular feature at the Ludowici Roof Tile factory in eastern Ohio. Not anymore. With orders scarce and crates of unsold t...

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