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East St. Louis Woman Sent to Prison for 44 Months and Ordered to Pay More Than $800,000 in Restitution for Unemployment Insurance Scam

A U.S. District judge sentenced a woman from East St. Louis to spend the next 44 months in federal prison and ordered her to pay more than $800,000 in restitution for her involvement in an unemployment insurance scheme that victimized three state unemployment agencies.



Attorney General Miyares Secures Two Indictments of Unemployment Compensation Fraud

Attorney General Jason Miyares today announced that the Unemployment Compensation Fraud Unit has produced two indictments


Waterbury Man Admits Theft of Pandemic Unemployment Benefits

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that OLAJUWON HARRINGTON, also known as “OJ Harrington” 31, of Waterbury, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S.


Superseding Indictment Charges Maryland Man with Wire Fraud, Identity Theft, and Drug-Related Counts, in Addition to Original Charges for COVID-19 Cares Act Unemployment Benefits Fraud and Illegal Possession of a Firearm

Superseding Indictment Charges Maryland Man with Wire Fraud, Identity Theft, and Drug-Related Counts, in Addition to Original Charges for COVID-19 Cares Act Unemployment Benefits Fraud and Illegal Possession of a Firearm



Department Of Labor Recovers $167k For Oregon Farmworkers Whose Employer Misused Exemption To Deny Overtime Pay

Some employees of R.B. Pamplin Corp. subsidiary worked up 75 hours a week without overtime


Us Department Of Labor Recovers $186k In Back Wages For 52 Workers Denied Overtime Pay By Bismarck Security Services Provider

U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators recovered $186,167 in back wages for 52 workers at 10-Code LLC, a security services provider


Us Department Of Labor Fines Topgolf Usa Oregon Location For Allowing Minor-aged Employees To Work On Prohibited Tasks

U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found a subsidiary of Topgolf International Inc. in Hillsboro allowed minor-aged employees to load trash bags into compactors, a prohibited job under the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.






Celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Rehabilitation Act of 1973

To mark two significant events in 2023 for people with disabilities, the U.S. Department of Labor today announced its Office of Disability Employment Policy has selected themes to promote National Disability Employment Awareness Month and honor the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.


Us Department Of Labor Announces Funding Opportunity For Employer-focused Disability Policy, Technical Assistance Center

The U.S. Department of Labor announced today the availability of $2 million in funds for the first year of a cooperative agreement for an employer-focused, disability policy development and technical assistance center.


Us Department Of Labor Announces $1.5m Funding Availability To Support Policy Development To Expand Employment Of Disabled Youth

The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of $1.5 million in funds to support the first year of a cooperative agreement for the operations of a policy development center focused on advancing employment opportunities and outcomes for disabled youth.