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 WEST COVINA, CA – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Fames Transport Inc. – a mail-hauling contractor for the U.S. Postal Service in Southern California – has paid $116,513 in back wages and fringe benefits to 67 employees for violating the Service Contract Act (SCA). The WHD investigation determined that Fames Transport Inc. failed to pay employees on the contract for all of the hours that they worked. Work performed prior to scheduled shifts, and some work time between routes went unrecorded, and unpaid. This unpaid time led to the employer’s failure to pay required prevailing wages and fringe benefits as required by the SCA. Failure to keep accurate records of the hours employees actually worked resulted in recordkeeping violations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). “This investigation demonstrates the Department’s commitment to ensuring that employees are paid the wages they have rightfully earned and to leveling the ...

In the latest data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) early this year, the report on heat-related deaths show that an average of 702 heat-related deaths annually occurred in the United States from years 2004-2018. This led to the coordinated approach across health care sectors to put regulations in place in order to prevent heat-related mortality. The guidelines include mandatory implementation of putting up a California Outdoor Heat Illness Prevention Poster in every workplace that require outdoor work, development of facilities which will serve as cooling centers and the regular conduct of surveillance to ensure that each response plans are being implemented correctly.  The goal of the mandatory posting of California Outdoor Heat Illness Prevention Posters is to serve as active reminders for employers to take the four steps to prevent heat-related illness among employees: 1. Training – educate and train all staff on how to prevent heat-related il...

Compliance or Labor law posters are something beyond a standard in the business. Regardless of whether individuals in the work environment allow it a subsequent look or not, this is as yet imperative to have. Truth be told, as a rule, this is mandated of labor laws. Even though it just unimportant poster that numerous simply overlooked it, these fill a significant need. The California and Federal Labor Law poster or compliance poster advises laborers regarding their privileges under the law. Aside from only being an instructive bit of paper for the workers, it likewise enables the businesses owner to remain in consistence with the laws by complying it.   For what reason are compliance posters essential in the law? Peruse the reasons beneath. ·          Ensures Compliance with The Law This first explanation is one of the most significant ones with regards to why labor law posters or compliance posters are important. Having these in...