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Lifeguards Due $400K In Overtime, Minors Worked Improperly In These Jersey Shore Towns: State Lifeguards Due $400K In Overtime, Minors Worked Improperly In These Jersey Shore Towns: State
Lifeguards Due $400K In Overtime, Minors Worked Improperly In These Jersey Shore Towns: State Nearly 350 lifeguards in three Jersey Shore towns were owed more than $400,000 in unpaid overtime, the state's labor department announced. In Atlantic City, investigators from the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development's Division of Wage and Hour Compliance found the city’s guards were only paid overtime after they reached 48 hours of work per week, not the 40-hour per week mark required under the law. A total of 146 employees were found to be owed $197,150 in unpaid overtime.  Additionally, 14 minors were working without a proper Employment Certificate, and the time-…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Twitter Claps Back At Christie For Criticizing Steakhouse In His Own Morris County Town Twitter Claps Back At Christie For Criticizing Steakhouse In His Own Morris County Town
Twitter Claps Back At Christie For Criticizing Steakhouse In His Own Morris County Town Twitter users are slamming Chris Christie after he criticized a Mendham steakhouse, which recently settled a lawsuit citing mistreatment of employees. The former governor urged people to think twice before dining at Sammy's Steakhouse in Mendham, where he lives with his family.  The restaurant -- also known as Sammy's Ye Old Cider Mill -- settled the suit for $190,000. "Terrible example of mistreatment of workers by ownership," Christie wrote. "People should consider this when deciding where to spend your dollars for a dinner out." The tweet garnered dozens of comments, mostly from peopl…

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by Cecilia Levine