Overtime ruling impacts city and county workers
A U S Labor Department ruling ends compensatory time for overtime and requires time and a half after 40 hours weekly with exemptions for certain supervisors. Oct 15 compliance deadline. retroactive pay after Apr 15. Local impact varies. some agencies cut overtime for efficiency while lawmen and firefighters have different thresholds. County Sheriff’s Office may suspend or alter tactical team training if pay is required.
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San Antonio
Michael J. Ward
U.S. Labor Department
Ward
Garrison
Harrison
Ector County
Sheriff's Department
Bob Eaton
Eaton
UT Austin center hires boost stalls amid oil bust impact
The hiring drive at a University of Texas at Austin affiliated power research center aims to lift its machine shop from 20 to 30 workers. Job losses since the 1982 oil downturn left the firm with about 80 workers in March, while welder Jesse Ontizeros prepares for a temporary stint. Ontizeros, jobless in steady gigs since a pump maker layoff, notes lower pay and strained finances. An Odessa College dean counters, calling welder and machinist work sporadic and pay-cheapened as enrollment in related courses sinks.
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University of Texas At Austin
Holland
OIME
Jesse Ontizeros
Jury foreman chosen in child custody panel in district court
Hardwick, initially cut from a criminal case pool, was selected as foreman on a child custody panel in the 244th District Court. He noted being the only male juror among 12 and said law school kept him from earlier service. He observed few lawyers receive jury summons.
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Hardwick
244Th District Court
Tryon Lewis
Juror Reflects On Fairness Of Jury System In Custody Trial
Hardwick, picked from a random county panel in a child custody case, said jurors take their duties seriously after hearing the nearly two day trial. He noted jurors discussed the case for about 20 minutes and earned $12 for their service, while others stressed luck influenced his selection and the outcome.
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Ector
Hardwick
Glenn Pipes
Pipes
Contaminated milk recalled in North Texas dairy scare
Southland Corp officials say penicillin contaminated milk from Oak Farms and Sunnyvale was recalled with over 42,000 gallons affected. The milk sold in Dallas Fort Worth Waco and Temple carried June expirations. Health officials warn allergic reactions possible and cite two known cases.
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Dallas
Southland Corp
Texas
Oak Farms Dairies
7-Eleven
Doug Reed
Southland
Wendell Littlefield
Dallas-Fort Worth
Waco
Temple
Oak Farms
Littlefield
John Shaffer
State Health Department
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Kenneth Hurst
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N.M
E. University At Parkway
Garland
Monarch Paint Store
East Pearl
Eth St
Royal Flat
Riial
E. Peari
Monarch
Cremac
Ultrasucde
Lini Ann
Otter
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SUN Dresses
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Lance Selection
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Othe
K Jumior
Guess Jeans
Donne
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Rompersec
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Dee
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