Groome Transportation, the company that operates Auburn University's Tiger Transit has amended its payroll policies to cut overtime allowances as the result of economic challenges.

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division is dedicated to weeding out employers violating the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

The Hi Tek car wash in Brighton Beach, New York, is among the latest to be charged for improper payroll practices.

Recruiters are using social networks like Facebook and LinkedIn more than even to identify new talent and facilitate hiring, according to recent survey by JobScience.

Many seasonal employees who work at amusement parks and fairs are not guaranteed the same rights to overtime pay for employee attendance.

The Lehigh Valley Health Network in Philadelphia offered to pay nurses $4.5 million to settle overtime claims, according to the Morning Call.

The Baldor Electric Company recently agreed to settle a discrimination allegation for $2 million.

As of June 25, 2012, the United States minimum wage laws have been in effect for 74 years. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) into action in 1938 to guarantee certain labor rights.

In particular, the division has targeted the restaurant industry, which is often a source of non-compliant payroll practices due to the combination of tipped and non-tipped employee who fall under different Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) provisions.