Did Paycheck Errors 'Blow' His Exempt Status?
January 10, 2008—A Massachusetts customer relations manager worked for a motorcycle retailer for about a year. After he was terminated, he sued the former employer for overtime, contending that two of his paychecks for the year had been wrong. From his point of view, that meant he wasn't a salaried, exempt worker.
Income Gap Increasing Fastest in New England
April 04, 2007—The New England region experienced the largest income-gap increase in the country between 1989 and 2004, according to research by the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire.
10 Best Health Plans
October 27, 2006—The best commercial health plan in the United States this year is Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, according to a ranking published in U.S. News & World Report.
Labor Department Sues Rhode Island Restaurant Chain
August 14, 2003—The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit against two Rhode Island businessmen
and their chain of restaurants, alleging violations of federal overtime pay and
youth employment requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Verizon to Rehire About 3,400 Laid-Off Workers
July 18, 2003—Verizon Communications said on Tuesday that it would rehire 1,100 more laid-off workers in the Northeast than an arbitrator ordered last week.
R.I. Nightclub Fighting $1M Workers' Comp Fine
April 30, 2003—The owners of The Station nightclub in West Warwick, R.I., which burned on
Feb. 20 and left 99 people dead, are challenging a $1.06 million fine they received
for failing to carry the required workers' compensation insurance.
New England Lags in Job Growth in Health Care
February 19, 2003—New England ranks number one among nine U.S. regions for the percentage of people directly employed in the health care industry but last in the U.S. in employment growth within the industry, according the New England Healthcare Institute.
States' Pension Funds Suing Enron
January 22, 2002—The Enron collapse has wiped out at least $1 billion from the retirement funds of teachers, firefighters, and other public employees, so states are joining a class-action suit to win back some of their money, the Associated Press reports.
Productivity Rses, Labor Cost Growth Slows
November 15, 2001—Just when the economists were grumbling about another possible interest rate hike by the Fed, worker productivity galloped in to the rescue.
