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Us Department Of Labor Recovers More Than $171k In Back Pay, Benefits For 11 Workers Shortchanged By Florida Construction Subcontractor

Federal investigators have found that a subcontractor employed during construction of a new reservoir pump station on the Caloosahatchee River in Hendry County failed to pay 11 electricians the correct wage rate for the federally supported project, denying them $171,998 in wages and benefits.


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Employee Testifies Restaurants Offered Priest To Extract Confessions Of Workplace ‘sins;’ Federal Court Orders Payment Of $140k To 35 Workers

Federal wage and hour investigators have seen corrupt employers try all kinds of scams to shortchange workers and to intimidate or retaliate against employees but a northern California restaurant’s attempt to use an alleged priest to get employees to admit workplace “sins” may be among the most shameless.


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Us Department Of Labor Sues Fort Wayne Restaurant Operator That Refuses To Pay $290k In Back Wages, Damages Owed To 30 Servers

The U.S. Department of Labor has taken federal court action against the operator of 10 Fort Wayne-area restaurants that failed to pay $290,000 in back wages and damages to 30 employees.




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New Jersey Security Company Pays $132k In Back Wages , Damages To 61 Employees After Federal Investigation Finds Workers Misclassified, Denied Overtime Pay

New Jersey Security Company Pays $132k In Back Wages , Damages To 61 Employees After Federal Investigation Finds Workers Misclassified, Denied Overtime Pay


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Us Department Of Labor Finds Upstate South Carolina Restaurant Chain Denied Overtime Pay, Recovers $567k In Back Wages, Damages For 215 Employees

Us Department Of Labor Finds Upstate South Carolina Restaurant Chain Denied Overtime Pay, Recovers $567k In Back Wages, Damages For 215 Employees





Employment & Benefits

Us Department Of Labor Recovers $100k In Back Wages From Truck Stop Operator Who Denied Overtime Pay To 15 Jersey City Gas Station Attendants

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division determined that the employer failed to pay an overtime premium to gas station attendants for hours worked over 40 in a work week, as required by the Fair Labor Standards Act.


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Readout: Us Department Of Labor Report Finds Stark Gender, Age-based Pay Inequities For Older Women, Whose Share Of The Labor Force Has Increased

As the nation marks Older Americans Month, the U.S. Department of Labor welcomed U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell, Lois Frankel, Gwen Moore and Jan Schakowsky for a roundtable discussion on older women in today’s workforce and the findings of two reports by the department’s Women’s Bureau on the unique challenges they face.






Employment & Benefits

Us Department Of Labor Finds Whataburger Restaurant Illegally Denied Nursing Mother Time To Express Breast Milk, Then Fired Her

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found a corporate-owned location of Whataburger Restaurant LLC failed to provide reasonable break time for an employee to express breast milk as required by the Fair Labor Standards Act.