A group of Fresno County farm workers will receive nearly $500,000 in compensation after their employer violated federal time and attendance legislation, according to the Fresno Bee.

Smaller firms pay significantly higher employee recruiting costs than their bigger counterparts, according to a recent study by human resources advisory firm Bersin & Associates, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Pending further legislative changes, the current payroll tax holiday is set to expire at the end of the year.

The city of Merced, California, recently approved two grants to compensate police officers for overtime employee attendance spent cracking down on local residents who drive under the influence, according to the Merced Sun-Star.

Real estate company ZipRealty recently reached a $586,000 settlement in a time and attendance case involving four of its agents.

Thousands of people have been participating in nationwide protests modeled on the Occupy Wall Street demonstration in New York City, which began in mid-September.

Police union representatives are continuing talks with Florida administrators over a contract agreement that would save the state $70 million, NBC reports.

Under President Barack Obama's payroll tax cut plan, every worker in the country will have their Social Security payroll tax halved in 2012 from 6.2 percent to 3.1 percent.

Mandatory paid sick leave requirements are a hot topic in the United States as of late, with San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and Seattle all adopting the policies.