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Aberdeen restaurant fined, must pay back wages

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:00:48 -0400

ABERDEEN, South Dakota - An Aberdeen restaurant has agreed to pay back wages and fines after a federal Labor Department investigation concluded Mavericks Steak and Cocktails broke several labor laws.

Judge awards $7,500 to former inmate for beating

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:41:12 -0400

PITTSBURGH - A federal judge has ruled that a former Allegheny County Jail corrections officer should pay $7,500 to a former inmate.

No pay raise for Washington governor this year

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:16:20 -0400

OLYMPIA, Washington - Gov. Jay Inslee and most statewide elected officials and lawmakers won't get a pay raise this year, but judges will see a salary hike under the salary schedule adopted by the Washington Citizen's Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials.

Maricopa County advances $2.2 billion budget

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:14:04 -0400

PHOENIX - The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has advanced a $2.2 billion budget proposal that would lower spending, reduce taxes and increase employee pay.

On top of big salaries, companies pile on perks

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:13:30 -0400

NEW YORK - Wynn Resorts pays for founder and CEO Steve Wynn's residence at its tony Las Vegas hotel and casino at a cost of nearly $452,000.

Senate approves revamped equal pay for women bill

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:26:17 -0400

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana - A week after rejecting a bill that would have prohibited employers from paying unequal wages for the same job based on gender, the Louisiana Senate reworked the proposal Wednesday to apply only to state employees.

3 former executives sue Carbon Motors over pay

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:28:46 -0400

CONNERSVILLE, Indiana - Three former executive vice presidents of a company that planned to build high-tech police cars at an eastern Indiana factory have sued the corporation for more than $600,000 in deferred wages.

Median CEO pay rises to $9.7 million in 2012

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:22:48 -0400

CEO pay has been going in one direction for the past three years: up.

State report: Bell faces crisis after scandal

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:55:23 -0400

LOS ANGELES - The modest Los Angeles suburb that became the poster child for municipal corruption when it was discovered three years ago that its municipal leaders had looted millions of dollars from its treasury remains deeply in debt and on the verge of financial crisis, according to a report released Wednesday by the state Controller's Office

Hammond's proposed budget calls for pay hikes

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:29:06 -0400

HAMMOND, Louisiana - Hammond Mayor Mayson Foster's proposed budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year calls for raising the pay of city employees even though their wage hikes once again will not reflect national cost-of-living index gains.

Nightclub owners dispute workers' comp finding

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:23:34 -0400

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island - The owners of the Station nightclub say they didn't know they needed to buy workers' compensation insurance for the club's part-time employees.

Court sides with Miss. in wrongful conviction suit

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:09:08 -0400

JACKSON, Mississippi - The state Court of Appeals has upheld a ruling by a Washington County judge who threw out a wrongful conviction lawsuit brought by a man who was imprisoned on drug and gun charges.

Ex-state worker charged with workers' comp fraud

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:20:55 -0400

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A former Alaska state employee and his supposed masseuse are accused of worker's compensation fraud.

Commission suggests 3 pct raise for Mich. judges

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:16:45 -0400

LANSING, Michigan - A commission has recommended that Michigan judges get a 3 percent pay increase.

Audit: Mass. nonprofit overcharged state

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:25:34 -0400

BOSTON - A nonprofit organization that contracts with Massachusetts to provide services to residents with autism and other developmental disabilities should repay nearly $350,000 in state funds that it used improperly to pay staff, Auditor Suzanne Bump said Monday.

KSU faculty call for halt on administrator raises

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:08:22 -0400

MANHATTAN, Kansas - Faculty members at Kansas State University are seeking an improvement in their salaries, which they say are the lowest among their peer institutions and the Big 12 Conference.

Minn. Legislature approves care worker pay hikes

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:35:47 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - The Legislature has sent Gov. Mark Dayton a $11 billion package of spending on health and assistance programs that includes a 5-percent pay increase for nursing home workers.

UPMC paid 26 employees more than $1M

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:05:07 -0400

PITTSBURGH - The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center paid 26 employees over $1 million in total compensation last year.

Branstad backs raising pay for elected officials

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:11:20 -0400

DES MOINES, Iowa - Gov. Terry Branstad has proposed increasing salaries for future Iowa elected officials, but legislative leaders showed little interest in the legislation Thursday.

Mo. lawmakers pass changes to workers' comp claims

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:32:56 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - Missouri lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to a measure that would double the fees charged to businesses in order to replenish an insolvent fund for disabled workers who suffer serious job-related injuries or illnesses.

Mo. House roll call on workers' compensation bill

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:32:42 -0400

The Missouri House voted 135-23 Thursday to give final approval to legislation that would replenish a fund for disabled workers and change the way people are compensated for job-related illnesses.

NM high court considers appeal on back pay, raises

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:28:04 -0400

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - The New Mexico Supreme Court is considering whether thousands of state workers covered by union contracts are owed back pay and raises totaling millions of dollars.

70 Tri-Met execs earn more than $100,000 a year

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:04:48 -0400

PORTLAND, Oregon - Portland's TriMet mass transit system has 70 executives and managers earning more than $100,000 a year.

Fast-food workers protest, rally in Milwaukee

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:47:04 -0400

MILWAUKEE - Fast-food and retail workers are holding a one-day protest in Milwaukee to demand higher wages and better working conditions.

Tax returns show increasing stability at USOC

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:12:03 -0400

The U.S. Olympic Committee had revenues of $338 million in 2012 and did not have to pay any of its former executives, further signs of the organization's increased stability.