Employers do some crazy things, sometimes. One employer in New Braunfels has been paying “volunteers” with gift cards and fabric. Quilt Haus and Way to Sew have been paying some workers with gift cards payable to the store itself. The workers would receive one gift card valued at $8 for each hour of work. The
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State Workers Lack Wage Protections
By Thomas J. Crane on
Posted in Wage and Hour Issues
State workers have it rough. Yea, they have more job security than many private employees. But, if they are not paid in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act, they cannot file suit against their employer. That was the result of the 1999 decision in Alden v. Maine. They also cannot sue their employer…