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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


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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


Employment & Benefits

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


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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


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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


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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.


Employment & Benefits

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.


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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


Employment & Benefits

1st Circuit Court Of Appeals Clarifies Law Governing Administrative Exemption Consistent With Us Department Of Labor

1st Circuit Court Of Appeals Clarifies Law Governing Administrative Exemption Consistent With Us Department Of Labor


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Us Labor Department Recovers $23k In Back Wages, Damages For 34 Employees Denied Overtime Pay By Private Sporting Club In Greenbrier County

Us Labor Department Recovers $23k In Back Wages, Damages For 34 Employees Denied Overtime Pay By Private Sporting Club In Greenbrier County


Employment & Benefits

PBGC Approves Supplemented SFA Application for NYS Teamsters Conference Plan

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the supplemented application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the New York State Teamsters Conference Pension and Retirement Plan (NYS Teamsters Conference Plan). The plan, based in Syracuse, New York, covers 33,643 participants in the transportation industry.


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PBGC Approves Supplemented SFA Application for Local 783 Plan

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the supplemented application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Cement Masons Local 783 Pension Plan (Local 783 Plan).


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PBGC Approves Supplemented SFA Application for Local 681 Plan

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the supplemented application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Cement Masons Local Union 681 Pension Plan (Local 681 Plan).


Employment & Benefits

PBGC Approves Supplemented SFA Application for Teamsters Local 52 Plan

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the supplemented application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Teamsters Local Union No. 52 Pension Fund (Teamsters Local 52 Plan).


Employment & Benefits

PBGC Approves Supplemented SFA Application for NYS Teamsters Conference Plan For Immediate Release

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the supplemented application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the New York State Teamsters Conference Pension and Retirement Plan (NYS Teamsters Conference Plan). The plan, based in Syracuse, New York, covers 33,643 participants in the transportation industry.


Employment & Benefits

PBGC Rated Among Best Places to Work in Federal Government

Office of Negotiations & Restructuring Ranked No.1 Across Government Subcomponents Category


Employment & Benefits

PBGC Approves Supplemented SFA Application for Local 681 Plan

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the supplemented application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Cement Masons Local Union 681 Pension Plan (Local 681 Plan).