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☆ How much media and tech giants from Spotify to TikTok pay employees in the US
  + stars: | 2022-05-30 | by ( Ashley Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +12 min
Insider analyzed US pay data to see what eight media and tech giants offer top talent. Streaming fused media with technology, urging media companies to think like tech platforms and tech giants to move into content. These are base salaries, and do not include other forms of compensation such as stock options or cash bonuses. DisneyDisney and its US streamer Hulu offered base salaries ranging from $93,150 to $242,000 per year, according to wages from 132 foreign-labor-certification applications. Most of the salaries were for streaming and tech jobs, including data scientist and software engineer roles.
☆ A lumber manufacturer faces a near-$54,000 fine after a worker was struck by a forklift and died
  + stars: | 2022-05-24 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
A worker died after a forklift struck her at a shipping yard in Alabama in November, the DOL said. Sunbelt Forest Products failed to follow safety standards and faces a $54,000 fine, the DOL said. Sunbelt Forest Products is owned by UFP Industries. Sunbelt Forest Products and UFP didn't immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment made outside of regular working hours. At the time of the incident, Sunbelt Forest Products President Ken Dell Donne told News 19 that the company was investigating.
☆ Spotify offers as much as $370,000 in base salary to top talent and is hiring for dozens of roles. Here's pay data on engineering, advertising, and other jobs.
  + stars: | 2022-03-17 | by ( Ashley Rodriguez | Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +19 min
Spotify grew its global workforce by 18% to 6,617 staffers in 2021.Insider analyzed public US work-visa data to see how much Spotify pays for certain roles. The public data revealed how much Spotify offered to pay foreign staffers it sought to hire in the US for some positions including engineering, data, and marketing roles. Based on the data, Spotify offered annual base salaries ranging from $75,000 to $369,500 for various roles. Advertising and marketing — $95,000 to $280,000 base salarySpotify offered annual base salaries between $95,000 and $279,400 for certain roles in advertising and marketing. A spokesperson did not respond by press time to a request for comment on the latest available data.
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☆ Restaurants in Oregon illegally withheld tips from workers and even let managers take some, the DOL says
  + stars: | 2022-03-03 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
An Oregon restaurant chain withheld tips from workers and let managers take a portion, the DOL said. The DOL recovered almost $170,000 in back wages and liquefied damages for 118 workers. The DOL said it recovered almost $170,000 for 118 workers at the three branches of KKOKI in Portland, Eugene, and Salem. Millions of restaurant workers quit their jobs during the pandemic because of low wages, lack of benefits, and poor working conditions. The DOL said it recovered $84,864 in back wages for staff and the same amount in liquidated damages.
☆ How much Netflix pays employees, according to salary data
  + stars: | 2022-03-02 | by ( Ashley Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
2022 was a year of disruption for Netflix, but the streamer is still hiring as it expands into gaming and other areas. Insider analyzed public data to get a snapshot of how much Netflix employees in the US make. We combed through public data to get a snapshot of Netflix salary levels and updated the story with the latest data available. The data, released by the US Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification, shows how much Netflix offered to pay employees who it wanted to hire in the US through work visas. Netflix offered certain staffers between October 2020 and September 2022 base salaries ranging from $40 per hour to $800,000 per year for a variety of different roles, according to the data.
☆ A Florida restaurant didn't pay wages to servers and forced them to work 'for tips alone', the labor department says
  + stars: | 2022-02-24 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
A Florida restaurant forced servers to work "for tips alone" by not paying them wages, the DOL said. Rosy's Mexican Restaurant also didn't give other staff an overtime premium, the DOL said. The DOL said that the restaurant owed 10 workers a combined $118,042 in back wages and liquidated damages. Millions of restaurant workers quit their jobs during the pandemic because of low wages, lack of benefits, and poor working conditions. Under state law, restaurants have to pay workers a minimum of $6.98 an hour, provided staff earn at least $3.02 an hour in tips.
☆ An Idaho potato farm threatened to fire foreign workers and deport them to Mexico if they didn't accept wages below the legal limit, the DOL says
  + stars: | 2022-02-23 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
An Idaho potato farm intentionally violated H-2A rules and underpaid guest workers, the DOL said. The farm even threatened to end their contracts if they didn't accept illegal wages, per the DOL. Jorgensen Management, a potato farm in Bancroft, southeast Idaho, gave workers nearly $160,000 in unpaid wages after a DOL investigation. But Jorgensen Management didn't pay guest workers for inbound transportation costs or meet housing safety and health standards, the DOL said. The farm also failed to pay the required rates to 69 domestic workers hired alongside H-2A visa workers, per the DOL.
☆ A Florida security contractor fired a worker via Signal chat 10 minutes after they raised concerns about COVID-19 safety, lawsuit says
  + stars: | 2022-02-16 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
A Florida security contractor fired a worker after they raised concerns about COVID-19 safety, a lawsuit says. The worker also raised concerns about firearm storage, said the Department of Labor, which is bringing the suit. Employees at companies including Amazon, GameStop, and Instacart have complained about unsafe working conditions during the pandemic, including a lack of personal protective equipment, hazard pay, and clear COVID-19 safety policies. The worker raised concerns about the relocation in a group chat with supervisors on encrypted-messaging app Signal, citing concerns about COVID-19 policies and secure firearm storage, the lawsuit says. VRP Group fired the worker in the Signal chat "less than ten minutes after his first text asking about the COVID-19 protocols," the DOL says in the lawsuit.
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