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Data Users Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting and Agenda discussed on April 10 by Labor Department
By DOL Newswire | Apr 11, 2023
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on April 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Labor Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Contingent Worker Supplement to the Current Population Survey on April 10
By DOL Newswire | Apr 11, 2023
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on April 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Fidelity Bonding Issuance discussed on April 10 by Labor Department
By DOL Newswire | Apr 11, 2023
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on April 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Report on Occupational Employment and Wages discussed on April 10 by Labor Department
By DOL Newswire | Apr 11, 2023
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on April 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
US Department of Labor seeking public input, ideas to improve OSHA whistleblower program outreach, training at May meeting
By DOL Newswire | Apr 11, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold a virtual meeting on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, to hear public comments and suggestions as part of its effort to improve outreach and training initiatives that support the federal whistleblower laws the agency enforces.
Labor Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Agricultural Recruitment System Forms Affecting Migratory Farm Workers on April 10
By DOL Newswire | Apr 11, 2023
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on April 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Chair Foxx Op-Ed Slams Biden’s Overreach on Third-Party Servicers
By DOL Newswire | Apr 11, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - In another blatant example of regulatory overreach, the Department of Education recently issued guidance for third-party servicers that gives the federal government more control over private companies. This guidance will increase regulatory burdens, stifle innovation, balloon administrative compliance costs, and reduce access to education, particularly for nontraditional learners.
DOL-ETA offers new grant application process starting April 10
By DOL Newswire | Apr 10, 2023
Workforce Data Quality Initiative - WDQI Round 9 grant opened on April 10.
Detroit Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing $1.6M in Unemployment Insurance Benefits
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
A Detroit man pleaded guilty today to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft arising out of a scheme to defraud multiple states out of more than $1.6 million in pandemic-related unemployment insurance benefits, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison
Three Indicted for Forced Labor and One Charged with Labor Trafficking at Woburn Restaurants
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
A father and son who own two Woburn restaurants, Taste of Brazil—Tudo Na Brasa and The Dog House Bar and Grill, along with their relative who lives in Brazil, have been charged with conspiring to obtain labor and services from migrants whom they smuggled into the United States from Brazil through threats of serious harm.
Smyrna resident sentenced for $3.3 million multi-state covid-19 Unemployment Insurance fraud scheme
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
Rowlando Hatter, Jr. has been sentenced for conspiring to submit false claims for COVID-related Unemployment Insurance benefits using the personal identifying information of more than 100 victims and causing state workforce agencies in five states to pay a combined $3,300,000 in fraudulently obtained benefits.
Four Miami Residents Indicted for their Alleged Role in a Wire Fraud Scheme to Defraud the Federal Government
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
A federal grand jury has indicted, Maylin Salado Garcia, “Salado Garcia,” 34, Niubis Garcia, “Niubis Garcia,” 52, Oscar Enrique Pujadas, “Pujadas,” 32, and Sirce Rodriguez Rosales, “Rosales,” 38, residents of Miami, Fla., for their alleged participation in a wire fraud scheme to defraud the federal government out of more than $250,000 of funds intended for workforce development programs.
US Department of Labor recovers $289K in back wages, damages, penalties after investigation found Maryland employers denied workers overtime wages
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
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
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
he 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.
US Department of Labor to host online forum for employers, contractors, workers, other stakeholders on workplace compliance, other issues
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
Attendance is free, but registration is required. An event link will be provided after registration.
1st Circuit Court of Appeals clarifies law governing administrative exemption consistent with US Department of Labor
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
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.
US Labor Department recovers $23K in back wages, damages for 34 employees denied overtime pay by private sporting club in Greenbrier County
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
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
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
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.
US Department of Labor recovers $114K for 92 workers after investigation finds Houston car wash chain denied overtime wages
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
Investigation findings: Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found the employer paid straight time for hours worked without any overtime premium for hours over 40 in a workweek and did not include sales commissions in the regular rate for overtime purposes, both violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
US Department of Labor recovers $62K in minimum wage, overtime back wages, damages for 20 workers of Grand Rapids’ restaurant
By DOL Newswire Report | Apr 9, 2023
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.