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Chair Foxx, Chair Smith, Speaker McCarthy, and California Republicans Call on President Biden to Abandon Nomination of Julie Su as Labor Secretary

Chair Foxx, Chair Smith, Speaker McCarthy, and California Republicans Call on President Biden to Abandon Nomination of Julie Su as Labor Secretary


Foxx Leads Letter Calling on Secretary Cardona for Transparency in Foreign Funding of Universities

Foxx Leads Letter Calling on Secretary Cardona for Transparency in Foreign Funding of Universities


Foxx, Good: ACA Contraceptive Mandate Violates Religious Freedoms

Foxx, Good: ACA Contraceptive Mandate Violates Religious Freedoms


Foxx, Comer, Wenstrup Investigate Misuse of COVID Education Funds on Left-Wing Agendas

Foxx, Comer, Wenstrup Investigate Misuse of COVID Education Funds on Left-Wing Agendas


Us Department Of Labor Recovers $22k In Back Wages For 12 Taco Bell Workers Shorted Pay For Time Worked At Spencer, Iowa, Location

Us Department Of Labor Recovers $22k In Back Wages For 12 Taco Bell Workers Shorted Pay For Time Worked At Spencer, Iowa, Location


Us Department Of Labor Focused On Preventing Child Labor Violations, Protecting Young Workers In Southeast As Summer Hiring Surge Approaches

Us Department Of Labor Focused On Preventing Child Labor Violations, Protecting Young Workers In Southeast As Summer Hiring Surge Approaches


Us Department Of Labor Recovers $46k In Back Wages, Damages For 13 Detroit Med Center Employees Who Worked Through Meal Periods

Us Department Of Labor Recovers $46k In Back Wages, Damages For 13 Detroit Med Center Employees Who Worked Through Meal Periods


Court Orders Tennessee Hotel Operator To Pay $76k For Not Paying Employees Minimum Wage, Overtime; Endangering Minors

Court Orders Tennessee Hotel Operator To Pay $76k For Not Paying Employees Minimum Wage, Overtime; Endangering Minors


Us Department Of Labor Offers Webinars For Employers, Parents, Young Workers On Understanding, Complying With Federal Child Labor Regulations

Us Department Of Labor Offers Webinars For Employers, Parents, Young Workers On Understanding, Complying With Federal Child Labor Regulations


Wages Waiting: Department Of Labor Seeking Nearly 2,900 People Employed In Response To 2015 Bird Flu Outbreak After Recovery Of $1.7m In Back Wages

In September 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor obtained a consent judgment to recover $1.7 million for nearly 2,900 workers employed by 145 different subcontractors in 2015 to euthanize birds and dispose of carcasses during the avian flu outbreak and is trying to locate workers owed back wages.


Us Department Of Labor Recovers $77k In Back Wages, Liquidated Damages After Finding Three Liquor Stores Denied Workers Overtime

Us Department Of Labor Recovers $77k In Back Wages, Liquidated Damages After Finding Three Liquor Stores Denied Workers Overtime


Us Department Of Labor Recovers $ 114k For 92 Carwashers After Self-wash Chain Investigation In Houston That Did Not Pay Overtime

Us Department Of Labor Recovers $ 114k For 92 Carwashers After Self-wash Chain Investigation In Houston That Did Not Pay Overtime


Us Department Of Labor Recovers $114k For 92 Workers After Investigation Finds Houston Car Wash Chain Denied Overtime Wages

Us Department Of Labor Recovers $114k For 92 Workers After Investigation Finds Houston Car Wash Chain Denied Overtime Wages


Us Department Of Labor Recovers $62k In Minimum Wage, Overtime Back Wages, Damages For 20 Workers Of Grand Rapids’ Restaurant

The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $62,412 in back wages and damages for 20 workers after a federal court in Michigan supported the department’s findings that a Grand Rapids restaurant denied overtime wages to the workers and failed to pay minimum wage to one server


Ohio Lathe Mill Pays $22k In Child Labor Penalties After 15-year-old Suffers Injury While Working In A Sawmill

An Ohio lathe mill has paid an enhanced child labor enforcement penalty of $22,093 after federal investigators found the company employed a 15-year-old worker illegally in a hazardous occupation –the operation of a sawmill


Us Department Of Labor Recovers $108k From Alabama-based Contractor For 21 Workers In Jacksonville Illegally Denied Overtime Wages

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found the employer wrongly classified workers as exempt from overtime. By doing so


Us Department Of Labor Recovers $289k In Back Wages, Damages, Penalties After Investigation Found Maryland Employers Denied Workers Overtime Wages

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division determined the two companies entered into an “employee lease agreement,” for which Jordi Construction provided leased workers to augment Stark Truss Baltimore’s workforce.


Us Department Of Labor Alleges Palm Beach Medical Transportation Company Misclassified Employees As Independent Contractors, Denied Them Overtime Pay

The U.S. Department of Labor alleges that Medi-Wheels of the Palm Beaches Inc. – a company providing non-emergency and emergency medical transportation services to patients in South Florida and Florida’s West Coast – misclassified 46 of its drivers as independent contractors and violated minimum wage, overtime and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.


Weights For Dollars: Department Of Labor Recovers $ 465,000 In Back Wages, Damages From A Carlsbad Manufacturer That Paid Less To Mexican Workers

A federal investigation has recovered $ 465,993 in back wages and damages for 44 employees of a California injection medical molding manufacturer who denied them the wages they earned legally, including overtime, classifying many apprentices incorrectly.


Us Department Of Labor To Host Online Forum For Employers, Contractors, Workers, Other Stakeholders On Workplace Compliance, Other Issues

Us Department Of Labor To Host Online Forum For Employers, Contractors, Workers, Other Stakeholders On Workplace Compliance, Other Issues