Under the current tax code, overtime pay is treated like regular wages. Employees earning overtime are paid at least 1.5 times their standard hourly wage for hours worked beyond 40 per week ...

However, the amount workers are paid for lost wages is generally consistent across the country. In most cases, workers receive two-thirds of their regular wages for missed work, up to a state-set ...

Last September, Springfield-based attorney Jeffrey Morneau with Connor & Morneau representing 19 current officers of the department, alleges the city failed to pay them “regular wages” during ...