Posted on 04/06/2010 1:33:18 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA
The Labor Department is encouraging low-wage and immigrant workers to turn in employers who are shortchanging their pay, as part of an expanding effort to enforce wage and hour rules.
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis launched a campaign last week called "We Can Help," asking workers in industries from construction to food services to notify the agency of suspected wage and hour violations.
The agency is also relying on tips from worker advocacy groups, widening efforts by the Obama administration to enlist activist groups to help with enforcement in a range of sectors from toy safety to distracted driving.
However, business groups are expressing concern that the Labor Department's effort will generate unfounded complaints.
Ms. Solis, a Hispanic-American, has signaled from early in her tenure that stepping up enforcement of wage and hour rules would be a high priority. The Labor Department's wage and hour division recently hired more than 250 additional investigators—an increase of one third—and is rolling out a publicity campaign that includes bilingual public-service announcements in Spanish and English.
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Maybe we should suggest to Obama that the illegals are being exploited and they should have to pay illegals 10x as much a legal workers....
Might just work....
Sounds like a plan to me.
It also gives rights to people who are here ILLEGALLY.
That’s been talked about for awhile. Nothing new.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/03/business/03intern.html
It also gives the demorats an HUGE data base of those that they can call on to register to vote after President Odumbo issues and executive order that gives ALL workers citizen status.
Think I am a little off?
Did you think that we would unilaterally disarm ourselves of our nuclear deterrence, AFTER 11 September 2001?
They shouldnt even be hired by anyone! They are illegal aliens. They arnt supposed to be here. Employers hiring them for below minimum wage instead of hiring unemployed Americans looking for a job should be punished.
Federal Government to Day Laborers “WE’RE HERE TO HELP”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2485022/posts
That’s how *I’d* use it if I were in charge...but I’m not. ;-)
Lawyers, I haven't seen any "Will sue for food" signs, yet.
HAHAHAHAHA !!!
Where in this article does it mention that the immigrants are illegal?
....while most citizens are unemployed, the Obama administration makes time for non-citizens at work. :)
Why does the name Hilda Solis remind me of Delores Umbridge from Harry Potter. Hmm...
Got all the info I needed on good old Hilda http://www.dol.gov/_sec/welcome.htm
This woman is not in any way shape or for hurting illegals. This women will lead the amnesty charge I can guarantee that.
Sounds like a great scanning program for ICE to catch illegals in America.
Turn in a complaint, and if the complainer is not legal. They are out of here with a free one way trip in a cattle car.
How about turning in employers that are hiring illegals?
Oh..., that’s right. We can’t expect the feds to take care of those problems. They’re just to numerous to bother with.
I agree. One wrongdoing does not excuse another.
It would be better to eliminate the minimum wage. Freedom trumps central planning micromanaging.
More brownshirts and more gov employees. Man,this is getting old real fast.
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