DOL CONTACTS TO REPORT FOCUS/NUANCE
Posted By: Alice on 2008-12-28
In Reply to: Payroll Question - Jen
Hello,
Whenever an employer requires you to work a certain schedule or attend a mandatory training, they are are absolutely required to pay you a minimum wage. Period.
Long story short, I was in the same boat and contacted DOL a few months back. With regards to Nuance/Focus, a company located near Boston, MA, here is the DOL office to contact regarding the issue of not getting paid properly:
US DEPT OF LABOR
WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION
JFK FEDERAL BUILDING
Room 525
Boston, MA 02203
Phone: 617-624-6715 or 617-624-6700
Persons to speak to:
Mr. Paul Sullivan (not sure of his title)
Mr. Robert Lang, ( I think his title is Assistant District Director).
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"A subsidiary of Nuance" Why does Focus always post this? thx. nm
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They were bought by Nuance in the spring of 2007.
And apparently they feel that stating that fact makes them sound more respectable, I guess. Nuance also owns Dictaphone and Escription.
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