WPRI released my news interview!

So following up on some of my previous posts, WPRI finally released my interview last night. The link to the Youtube clip is here. They also have a written version here.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — When Nathan Quimby learned about a unique state law that requires employers to pay hourly workers time-and-a-half on Sundays and holidays, he said he realized his paychecks were coming in short.

He familiarized himself with the law and ultimately filed complaints with the R.I. Department of Labor and Training against his former employers, CVS Health and Walgreens, which he claims weren’t paying him extra on those days. Quimby said he took the step to make sure he was being fairly compensated, but also because he didn’t want his former coworkers to be underpaid.

“I was concerned about that,” Quimby told Target 12.

DLT Director Matt Weldon said earlier this year one of his focuses has been to ensure employers know about it. And in some cases, Weldon said his agency finds businesses are tying to skirt the law. In most instances, however, he said employers simply don’t know about the obscure law, and are underpaying by mistake.

“The reality is bad people do bad things and that happens all the time,” Weldon told Target 12. “More often than not — good people aren’t aware of what the rules are.”

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