BOLI Finds Minimum Wage Violation at Portland Club Ace of Spades
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Wednesday, April 15, 2015
GoLocalPDX News Team
The Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) has issued a determination against a Portland poker club,
Ace of Spades, for unlawful minimum wage and record keeping violations.
At issue is whether workers at Portland’s Ace of Spades are volunteers or employees entitled to Oregon’s minimum wage.
Investigators with BOLI’s Wage and Hour Division determined that a claimant, Bonne Marsh, performed work, labor and services that entitled her to compensation from Ace of Spades after she filed a complaint last June, according to BOLI. Investigators are still looking into a second Wage and Hour claim against Ace of Spades filed by another worker in December.
Under Oregon law, to qualify as volunteer work, services must be performed for a religious, charitable, educational, public service, nonprofit or public employer. Private, for-profit employers must compensate employees for their labor, according to BOLI.
An Order of Determination from BOLI finds that Ace of Spades, must pay the claimant $30,447.33 in back wages and penalties. The club has requested an administrative hearing on the matter which will likely be held this summer, according to BOLI.
During the period in which Marsh claimed unpaid wages, she worked a total of 2,859 hours, 92 of which were overtime hours over 40 hours worked in a work week. BOLI's monetary finding determined that the claimant is owed $26,079.33 in unpaid wages and overtime. Investigators also recommended an additional $2,184 in civil penalties and $2,184 in penalty wages.
Employers seeking guidance on Oregon’s minimum wage, employee status and record keeping requirements can contact the agency’s Technical Assistance for Employers Program at (971) 673-0824.
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