Uniform deductions was the main reason firms failed to pay the wage, the Government says, while
underpaying apprentices and not paying travel time were also key factors.
But
underpaying can be even more serious, potentially leading you into debt.
The report also estimated that airlines are
underpaying the TSA by some USD14.5m annually in passenger security fees.
Underpaying workers and overusing antibiotics may offer a short-term competitive edge, but it's a potentially disastrous recipe in today's global market.
Help the Aged demanded action after it was revealed that the national insurance computer, NIRS2, has been
underpaying pensioners for years.
The union also alleges that Golden Mark was charged by the National Labor Relations Board for repeatedly violating federal labor law and paid $190,000 to settle a lawsuit under the Fair Labor Standards Act charging the company with
underpaying over 100 workers, according to the release.
Too many companies are still
underpaying highly qualified and dedicated people.
Federal law prohibits the state from disclosing the names of the companies who are
underpaying the system, but the ESD plans to notify the companies of the seminars, he says.
The bill is intended to resolve hardships created when Congress, in November 1991, repealed the safe harbor certain taxpayers relied on to avoid a penalty for
underpaying estimated taxes.
Maniacally overbuilt in response to the promise of guaranteed Medicare revenues, then left with excess capacity in the wake of mandated cost controls, hospitals are now struggling to make up the difference by fighting one another for patients and by pushing high-end elective surgeries and contrived substance abuse and "health-enhancement" programs, while discharging nonessential staff and overworking and
underpaying those who remain--not the indicators of an industry in good shape.
"As alleged in this case, the defendants devalued their workers' livelihoods,
underpaying them and insuring them for lower-risk work while simultaneously sending them to carry out complicated construction projects.
BIRMINGHAM City FC was among almost 180 employers named and shamed by the Government for
underpaying minimum wage workers.
