{"id":10231,"date":"2016-11-02T20:57:23","date_gmt":"2016-11-03T00:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/?p=10231"},"modified":"2016-11-12T20:53:15","modified_gmt":"2016-11-13T00:53:15","slug":"labor-collects-unpaid-wages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2016\/11\/02\/labor-collects-unpaid-wages\/","title":{"rendered":"Labor Collects Unpaid Wages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"897\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2015\/09\/24\/lawmaker-files-lawsuit-to-overturn-donation-law\/political-money\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Political-Money.jpg?fit=299%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"299,169\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Political Money\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Political-Money.jpg?fit=299%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Political-Money.jpg?resize=299%2C169\" alt=\"Political Money\" width=\"299\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-897\" \/><br \/>\nLast month, the Labor Cabinet recouped $118,337.13 in unpaid wages for Kentucky workers. This brings the total amount recovered for the year to $1,522,196.05.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Unpaid overtime, withheld final paychecks, illegal deductions of pay and lower pay than the legal minimum wage requirement are among the types of wage and hour violations that the Cabinet prosecutes. Other examples include misclassification of workers as independent contractors, unpaid breaks, time-clock shaving, mandatory tip-pooling and prevailing wage violations.<\/p>\n<p>The Labor Cabinet\u2019s Division of Employment Standards is responsible for enforcing Kentucky\u2019s wage and hour, child labor and prevailing wage laws. Enforcement typically begins upon the receipt of a complaint. Investigators are then assigned to the case to determine compliance with the state\u2019s wage and hour laws, monitor the correction of any violations, and collect back wages improperly withheld from employees. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last month, the Labor Cabinet recouped $118,337.13 in unpaid wages for Kentucky workers. 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