The most recent CCH Unscheduled Absence Survey has found that large-sized companies can lose as much as $765,000 in direct payroll costs as a result of unscheduled employee absenteeism every year, the Northwest Indiana Times reports.

Companies are choosing to grow their businesses in states such as Texas rather than having to face California's complex tax and regulatory issues, according to the Sacramento Bee.

A Thai restaurant in the Westchester area of Los Angeles recently agreed to pay more than $162,000 in overtime back wages to employees who worked up to 12 hours a day and were paid as little as $45, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Controlling payroll-related costs can be facilitated by the implementation of software to track employee time and attendance. Software can also free up human resources employees by negating the need to sort through time cards.

According to a recent survey conducted by recruitment specialist Robert Half International, 52 percent of chief financial officers said their companies have not used social networking sites in the employee recruiting process in the past six months.

The city of Temple, Georgia, has settled a claim by a former wastewater plant operator that he worked overtime without being compensated, according to the Times-Georgian.

A total of 773 employees at The Venetian Macau Resort Hotel recently complained to the Macau Labor Affairs Bureau regarding meal breaks and overtime pay, according to the Macau Daily Times.

The city of Brentwood, California, has been found to allocate an high number of overtime hours to employees of its public works department, according to the Oakland Tribune.

The town of Natick, Massachusetts has reached an agreement with local firefighters' unions regarding overtime back pay, according to the Metro West Daily News.