2016 Gross Pay Overtime 
Workers' Compensation
DECEMBER 13, 2023
These practices not only resulted in the company at times paying truck drivers less than New Jersey’s effective minimum wage, but also, the deductions were sometimes greater than a driver’s entire gross pay, resulting in a negative net pay during some pay periods.
Workers' Compensation Perspectives
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
highlighted that using gross pay as the basis for applying the compensation rate results in inequities—uneven results for workers due to tax factors and number of dependents. Overtime will usually be averaged in but practices vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. A 2016 survey [see Terrance J. Burton, Jr.,
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