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What will be interesting is when a large employer is cited under Ohio's new minimum wage law. (See, lougoboop.com/wages.php for a description.) The law is actually an amendment to the Ohio Constitution and allows treble back wage damages, costs, attorneys fees and other damages.

This is nice to hear about the increase in minimum wages. But as we know unless someone speaks out some business can find away to avoid these payments. Take WalMart.
Washington Post Staff Writers
Friday, January 26, 2007; Page D01

Wal-Mart must pay nearly $34 million in back wages and interest to employees who were not paid for overtime hours under a settlement announced yesterday by the U.S. Labor Department.

The company said that because of errors in calculation, it underpaid about 87,000 employees nationwide by at least $20 during the past five years. But some are due much more, with one person to receive $39,775.

It is amazing that so many emplyees were not properly paid.Oh yes, just a little error on there part. What punitive charges were given to WalMart for this discretion?

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