When San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey (2014 salary: $12.5 million) needed a clean towel to wipe off his bat handle in mid-game, a clubhouse assistant making a total of $55 for the day probably handed him one.
While the Giants’ bookkeeping showed the clubhouse assistant was being paid for 5.5 hours of work, or $10 an hour, in fact, such workers routinely worked more than 12 hours a day — but still received only $55.
That practice, and others designed to underpay the non-stars who support the stars, are no longer in effect. Thanks to an investigation by the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor, the Giants have agreed to repay 74 workers $544,715 in back wages. The team also agreed to end practices that exploit such workers.
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Dan Cook
Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.
