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US Department of Labor alleges Palm Beach medical transportation company misclassified employees as independent contractors, denied them overtime pay

US Department of Labor to host online forum for employers, contractors, workers, other stakeholders on workplace compliance, other issues

Organized by the Wage and Hour Division in Dallas, the forum will include panel discussions on compliance with federal laws governing wages and other workplace issues

1st Circuit Court of Appeals clarifies law governing administrative exemption consistent with US Department of Labor

On June 28, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor filed suit against Unitil Service Corp. in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire, claiming that Unitil Service had misclassified two categories of employees – Electrical Distribution Dispatchers and Gas Controllers – as exempt from the overtime protections of the Fair Labor Standards Act and seeking back wages for those employees. Both the department and Unitil Service moved for summary judgment.

US Labor Department recovers $23K in back wages, damages for 34 employees denied overtime pay by private sporting club in Greenbrier County

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found the employer failed to include compulsory service charges - a mandatory 20 percent service charge to all members for food and beverage services - in their employees’ regular rate of pay.

US Department of Labor recovers $50K for North, South Carolina gas station workers, assesses $16K penalty for repeated violations

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found the employer – operator of seven North and South Carolina gas stations and convenience stores – illegally deducted cash drawer shortages from employees’ wages. By doing so, the employer paid workers less than the federal minimum wage in some workweeks, a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

US Department of Labor cites Titusville plastic pipe maker for child labor, overtime violations, recovers $10K in back wages, damages for 60 workers

A U.S. Department of Labor investigation into how a 17-year-old worker suffered a minor injury at a Titusville plastic pipe manufacturer found the employer allowed the youth to illegally operate a forklift, a hazardous occupation under federal child labor law.

Heightened US Department of Labor enforcement effort finds 4 Utah soda, dessert shops employed 19 minors in violation of federal child labor laws

The operators of a growing chain of specialty beverage and dessert shops founded in Utah employed 19 young teens for more hours and times than federal law permits, a U.S. Department of Labor investigation has found.

US Department of Labor finds Salt Lake City restaurant supply company illegally employed 22 minor-aged workers beyond hours allowed

A federal investigation has found a Salt Lake City restaurant supply company allowed 22 employees – ages 14 and 15 – to work as many as 46 hours per workweek, and to begin work after midnight – both illegal practices under child labor laws.

Court enters consent order requiring restaurants to pay $911K in back wages, damages to 99 underpaid workers in Massachusetts, New Hampshire

A federal court has entered a consent order requiring the Concord-based owner and operator of three restaurants in New Hampshire and Massachusetts to pay $911,568 in back wages and liquidated damages to 99 employees after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation into their pay practices.

Department Of Labor Obtains Consent Order, Us Virgin Islands Supermarket Chain Must Pay $240k In Back Wages, Damages To 33 Underpaid Workers

The Department of Labor has obtained a sentence by consent that requires four supermarkets from the US Virgin Islands.

US Department of Labor recovers $259K from South Carolina manufacturer who denied 939 workers legally earned overtime

he U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found that Jadex Inc. and its four subsidiaries failed to include incentives, bonuses and premium pay into employees’ regular rates when calculating overtime rates for hours over 40 in a workweek.

Department of Labor obtains consent order, US Virgin Islands supermarket chain must pay $240K in back wages, damages to 33 underpaid workers

The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment that requires four U.S. Virgin Islands supermarkets, and their owner and former operations manager to pay 33 workers – including janitors, security guards and stock people – $240,000 in back wages and liquidated damages after an investigation by the department’s Wage and Hour Division found the employer denied them overtime wages.

US Department of Labor recovers $67K for employee illegally terminated for exercising rights to bond with newborn child, care for spouse

A Covington distribution center turned an employee and their family’s joyous celebration of life and a chance to bond with their newborn into a nightmare by illegally terminating the worker for exercising their rights under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, an investigation has found.

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services announce additional steps to tackle child labor violations, strengthen coordination

The U.S. Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services today announced a Memorandum of Agreement to advance ongoing efforts to address child labor exploitation.

US Department of Labor awards $468K to continue cleanup, recovery efforts in 9 West Virginia counties after severe storms in 2021

The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an incremental award of $468,206 to WorkForce West Virginia to enable the state to continue to provide temporary jobs for cleanup and recovery services in nine counties affected by severe storms in February and March 2021.

Department of Labor awards nearly $2.7M to continue supporting employment, training services for transitioning military, spouses at Fort Hood

The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an incremental award of nearly $2.7 million to the Texas Workforce Commission to support continued employment and training services for transitioning military service members and their spouses near and at the U.S. Army’s Fort Hood installation.

Federal court order aids Department of Labor recovery of $265K in back wages for 182 employees of Milford drywall contractor

On March 13, 2023, Judge Michael R. Barrett in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio entered a consent order and judgment against the drywall contractor. Under terms of the settlement, the drywall contractor agreed to pay a total of $265,000 – representing $132,500 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages – to 182 workers.

US Department of Labor sues Kansas restaurants, owner to recover $771K in minimum wage and overtime back wages, damages for 75 employees

The U.S. Department of Labor has filed suit against the owner of two Kansas restaurants who allegedly denied minimum and overtime wages to kitchen staff, servers, hosts and food runners after some worked as many as 66 hours per week.

Department of Labor finds Tennessee McDonald’s franchisee endangered minor who suffered deep fryer burn, assesses $3K civil penalty

A U.S. Department of Labor child labor investigation has found that the operator of a McDonald’s franchise location in Morristown assigned a 15-year-old employee – who suffered hot oil burns while using a deep fryer – to perform tasks considered hazardous for young workers.

Pesos on the dollar: US Department of Labor recovers $465K in back wages, damages from Carlsbad manufacturer who underpaid Mexican workers