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Walmart ups pay to $600K for top-performing regional managers
Within New Jersey, the retail giant has eight such market positions responsible for its 62 Walmart stores.
Port Authority proposes minimum wage increase for airport workers
The bi-state agency will seek board approval to provide annual increases for thousands employed at its Newark Liberty International, John F. Kennedy International and LaGuardia depots, starting this January.
NJ, delivery company reach $2.75M settlement over worker misclassification
The new resolution comes about two years after the state’s Division of Employer Accounts entered into a separate, $2.6 million settlement with Publishers Circulation Fulfillment Inc.
DOL recovers $124K in back wages, damages from Newark restaurant
According to the Department of Labor, the popular Kenyan fine-dining establishment did not pay an overtime premium to 84 servers, cooks and bussers when they clocked more than 40 hours each week.
Jersey Shore steakhouse owner pays $84K in back wages, damages
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the Belmar eatery did not pay overtime to more than a dozen employees who were on the clock for more than 40 hours each week.
Restaurant chain’s $11M in owed back wages includes South Jersey location
Plaza Azteca will pay more than 1,000 employees across seven states following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division.
27 Boston Markets ordered closed in NJ over $2.5M in unpaid wages, penalties
After receiving a complaint from an employee at the chain’s Hamilton restaurant, the state began an investigation that prompted nearly three dozen workers from other locations to come forward.
Owners of Bergen County farmers markets ordered to pay $1.8M in back wages
According to authorities, 226 employees weren’t compensated for working overtime.
DOL recovers $300K in back wages, damages from Fort Lee restaurant
An investigation determined this Main Street operator violated the Fair Labor Standards Act, shortchanging 63 workers.
Hard Rock employees receive surprise raises
“My career has encompassed over four decades and I have never been involved in such a historic event,” said Jim Allen, chairman of Hard Rock International and CEO of Seminole Gaming. “The support the Seminole Tribe of Florida has given me to enhance the standard of living for so many people is a dream come true. We have changed people’s lives and I’m proud to be a part of it.”
USDOL recovers $353K in back wages, damages for T-Mobile employees in NJ
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, two operators willfully denied overtime to 79 workers in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Bank of America’s minimum wage hits $22 per hour
The institution has 209 offices in New Jersey, where the statewide hourly rate is currently $13.
