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...workplace. A 1979 GAO study showed that overtime violations by business resulted in $11.2 million in underpayments. Savings of this magnitude make hiring illegal aliens worth the risk. Roybal's critics argue that, although such violations exist, they are impossible to prosecute. They point to a similar DOL attempt in 1977 which failed to lead to major reforms...
...program relied on worker complaints to spur investigations. Also the DOL had no mechanism for verifying worker accusations because employers did not face penalties for not keeping accurate records. The newly proposed bill imposes a $10,000 fine for failure to keep good-records, making the detection of violations more likely. This proposal would more than double the enforcement staff, working up to a $30 million increase in the budgets of the DOL and National Labor Relations Board d(NLRB) specifically for cases involving the exploitation of undocumented workers...
...three-page memorandum sent to the Department of Labor (DOL), the nationwide women's group downplayed recent hiring moves that the K-School has argued demonstrate its commitment to affirmative action...
...Jackson '70, associate dean of the school, denied that the school's recent hirings have stemmed from the original WEAL complaint to the DOL, saying, "We are doing a better job because it's right, and because it's the law." He also criticized WEAL for downplaying the school's progress in the past year and stressed that the school has reported all its hirings properly...
Carol B. Grossman, president of WEAL, said last night Jackson's progress report to the faculty chould have avoided its relience on DOL's required classifications...