News You Can Use

RTA NEWS YOU CAN USE
October 7, 2021

Here's more good information about current Fair Labor Standards,
labor and OSHA guidance, and resources for employers
supplied to us by Colin Trimble at the Department of Labor.

If you have employees, this could be a good overview
on some often asked topics, directly from the source.
Just scroll down and click the links

Recent News Release and New Website on Employee Misclassification

Please see the link below to a recent news release from the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division. This news release highlights Fair Labor Standards Act violations found at car washes and an oil change shop in New Jersey. Below the news release is a link to the Wage and Hour Division's new website on misclassification of employees as independent contractors. The website contains a simple guide to understand this issue, as well as links to other informative resources in English and Spanish. If you or your organization would additional publications or a webinar on Fair Labor Standards Act compliance, please call or email me. Stay safe and have a good weekend.
 
• Court orders Northern New Jersey car washes, oil change shop to pay $325K in back wages, damages to 45 employees for underpaying workers

• Misclassification of Employees as Independent Contractors

ALSO

Recent News Release and Spanish Interview After Car Wash Investigation

Please see the links below to a recent news release and television interview to announce the results of a Wage and Hour Division investigation of a car wash in California. Please feel free to share this email with others in your network. If you or your organization would like publications or a free webinar on Fair Labor Standards Act compliance in the auto care industry, please call or email me. Stay safe and have a good day.
 
• English News Release: California car wash operator intentionally failed to pay overtime,
must pay $62K in back wages, damages to remedy federal violations

• Spanish News Release: Lavadero de autos en California intencionalmente
no pagó horas extra y deberá pagar $62,000 en salarios y compensación por violaciones federales

• Spanish TV Interview: Lavado de Autos Pagará Sueldos Atrasados y Multas

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For any other information, or if your organization is interested in additional
materials or a virtual presentation on federal wage and hour laws,
please call or email:
Colin R. Trimble
Community Outreach and Resource Planning Specialist
U.S. Department of Labor
Wage and Hour Division
1835 Assembly Street, Room 1072
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone/Fax: (803) 343-6851
Mobile: (803) 496-6583
Email: Trimble.Colin@dol.gov
Web: https://www.dol.gov/WHD/