Jemison Grocery Store Cited By US Department Of Labor

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Jemison Piggly Wiggly was among 14 franchisee-owned stores in Alabama and Mississippi punished by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division.

According to a DOL release, violations centered around minors being allowed or required to perform hazardous jobs, and employees being denied proper compensation for all hours worked.

But storeowner LaMerle Hamm said the violations at the Jemison Piggly Wiggly were not a case of minors performing hazardous jobs or employees not being compensated fairly.

“It has nothing to do with employee pay,” she said. “It was just a discrepancy. Under their rules, if you are a salaried employee, you have to have so many employees under you.”

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