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Settlement of labor law accusations against six South Jersey gas stations

By Petrillo & Goldberg / September 25, 2017 / Comments Off on Settlement of labor law accusations against six South Jersey gas stations

According to their U.S. Labor Department, the proprietors of six South Jersey gas stations will pay over $460,000 to employees who worked 70 hours per week for an amount below the minimum wage, and received no compensation for overtime. USA Gas station owners Prabhit Singh and Harbir Piar were alleged to have violated the department’s…

Paid breaks cannot offset compensation owed to employees

By Petrillo & Goldberg / December 15, 2016 / Comments Off on Paid breaks cannot offset compensation owed to employees

A district court decided that some of DuPont were not compensated for overtime. The employer contended that it should not be responsible for back pay because the workers had previously received all the compensation, to which they had a right. The employer further argued that since it provided them with paid meal breaks, although it…