Seattle-based Baristas Coffee Company is being sued by the U.S. Department of Labor over its time and attendance compensation practices, which allegedly violate federal laws.

The U.S. Department of Labor recently recovered $22,000 in back wages and damages for 26 janitors employed by Knights Facilities Management at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Buffalo, New York.

A U.S. District Court judge recently upheld the right of Arizona unions to take payroll deductions from their members for political contributions.

According to a recent investigation by the Dayton Daily News, 16 police officers employed by Ohio State University made more than $100,000 in overtime last year.

Cook County, Illinois, is grappling with major time and attendance pay overages, according to the Chicago News Cooperative.

A total of 73 current and former police officers recently filed a class action time and attendance lawsuit against the city of Richmond, Virginia, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

The city of Paterson, New Jersey's overtime payouts for extra employee attendance during Hurricane Irene are being questioned.

The Cape Coral, Florida, firefighters union recently proposed payroll cuts of $1.2 million to reduce the city's $4 million budget shortfall - $600,000 less than the city's original request, WZVN-TV reports.

Although the Philadelphia City Council and the mayor both signed off on legislation to authorize automatic payroll deductions for the Fraternal Order of Police's political action committee five years ago, the city's charter is at odds with the practice.