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Show Violations of Code Carry Heavy Fines Every retail store in the larger towns must now be' operating under the retail code of fair competition, District Compliance Director E. Til-den Til-den Mattox has announced. "Many retailers believe that they are still operating under the president's presi-dent's reemployment agreemen t," Mattox pointed out, "but such is not the case." Jewelry, milk and its products, pro-ducts, sewing machine, tobacco, food and grocery, and coal retailers are the only retail establishments that are not covered by the retail code. Separate Separ-ate codes for these' trades are now under consideration. Hours, wages and labor provisions are now in effect ef-fect for the retail and wholesale food and grocery trades. Definite labor provisions and trade practices are provided for in the letail codes, Mattox said. He further sta'ed that every retail store, except those mentioned as waiting for an approval of separate codes, must have posted in a conspicuous place its s'.ore hours and the basic work week of its employees. em-ployees. Mattox made it clear that ignorarc of the provisions of the approved codes will not excuse anyone from the penalty for a violation. Failure to observe the labor provisions and ' rade practices is a violation of the code and subject to a fine of five hundred dollars dol-lars for each day such a violation continues, Mattox pointed out. Such practices as discharging employees em-ployees and reemploying others at a wage, threatening to discharge an employee if a complaint of violation is made, not having the hours of work consecutive, and reducing the pres n' wages, are violations of the retail codes, Mattox declared. The district compliance director is charged with effecting compliance with all approv- ed codes. |