By Kelline R. Linton, Junior Associate. Minimum wage rates in California, Connecticut, New York, and Rhode Island will soon increase due to recent legislation: California: from $8.00 to $9.00 (effective July 1, 2014), and subsequently to $10.00 (effective January 1, 2016); Connecticut: from $8.25 to $8.70 (effective January […]
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By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate. Metroclean Commercial Building Services, a company that provides cleaning services to many prominent businesses in Houston including the Houston Independent School District, has just agreed to pay nearly $275,000 in back wages to 266 janitors after a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) investigation […]
By Kelline R. Linton, Junior Associate. In a recent case, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) obtained a consent judgment in a California federal court, ordering California-based noodle manufacturer and distributor Rama Food Manufacturer Corp. to pay current and former employees $195,400 in back wages and liquidated damages, as […]