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| Labor department files complaint |
| By The Seattle Times |
| Published: 06/13/2008 |
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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a federal complaint against the Washington state Department of Corrections [DOC] alleging violations of overtime and record-keeping requirements involving nearly 800 employees. The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division conducted an investigation covering the period from Nov. 28, 2005, to May 30, 2008, and found that community-corrections officers, community-corrections specialists and office assistants across the state were not paid overtime. In addition, the DOC failed to maintain accurate time records for all hours worked. "The total amount of back wages owed the employees has not been determined, but is expected to be in the millions of dollars," Donna Hart, director of the Wage and Hour Division's Seattle District Office, said in news release. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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