By Labor Gazette | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) had the best year for compliance assistance and the second highest year for monetary settlements for fiscal year (FY) 2020.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: LEXINGTON, KY – After a joint investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) and the IRS, U.S. District Court Judge Karen K. Caldwell sentenced two Kentucky healthcare companies’ executives to prison and ordered them to pay $1,595,725 in restitution.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: NEW YORK, NY – The U.S. Department of Labor has executed a region wide corporate settlement agreement with Target Corp. to correct exit access and storage hazards and enhance worker safety at about 200 of the retailer’s stores in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: WEST COVINA, CA – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Genesis Floor Covering Inc. – a flooring contractor in Santa Fe Springs, California – will pay $99,624 to 73 employees for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) overtime requirements. The employer will also pay $50,881 in penalties assessed due to the willful nature of the violations.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 19, 2020
News Release: FAIRBANKS, ALASKA – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Alaska Commercial Company – an employer operating 33 grocery and general merchandise stores throughout Alaska – has been assessed $20,490 in civil penalties for widespread child labor violations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Oct 18, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor took a range of actions to aid American workers and employers as our nation combats the coronavirus pandemic.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 18, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor took a range of actions to aid American workers and employers as our nation combats the coronavirus pandemic.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 16, 2020
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 16, 2020
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Oct. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 16, 2020
News Release: NEW YORK, NY – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has ordered the trustees of four benefit plans for United Derrickmen & Riggers Association, Local Union 197, in Long Island City, New York, to restore $475,000 to the plans, pay a $95,000 penalty to the U.S. Department of Labor ...
By Labor Gazette | Oct 16, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic through Oct. 8, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited 85 establishments for violations relating to coronavirus, resulting in proposed penalties totaling $1,222,156.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 16, 2020
News Release: LOUISVILLE, KY – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), 4Bright Management LLC – operator of three Louisville, Kentucky-based McDonald’s franchise locations – will pay a civil money penalty of $16,994 for violating child labor requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Oct 16, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic through Oct. 8, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited 85 establishments for violations relating to coronavirus, resulting in proposed penalties totaling $1,222,156.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 16, 2020
News Release: NEW YORK, NY – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has ordered the trustees of four benefit plans for United Derrickmen & Riggers Association, Local Union 197, in Long Island City, New York, to restore $475,000 to the plans, pay a $95,000 penalty to the U.S. Department of Labor ...
By Labor Gazette | Oct 16, 2020
News Release: LOUISVILLE, KY – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), 4Bright Management LLC – operator of three Louisville, Kentucky-based McDonald’s franchise locations – will pay a civil money penalty of $16,994 for violating child labor requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Oct 16, 2020
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 16, 2020
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Oct. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 15, 2020
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Oct. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 15, 2020
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 15, 2020
News Release: LOUISVILLE, KY – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky entered a consent order and judgment against the Kentucky Bankers Association (KBA), Participating Employer Committee ...
