By Labor Gazette | Feb 3, 2020
News Release: NAPLES, FL – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Fort Myers Division, has sentenced Stalin Rene Barahona – former owner of the now-dissolved SB Framing Services Inc. ...
By Labor Gazette | Feb 3, 2020
News Release: RICHARDSON, TX – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Accelore Group LLC – doing business as Accelore Solutions in Richardson, Texas – has paid $153,755 in back wages to 289 employees to resolve violations of the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Feb 3, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia issued the following statement in recognition of National African American History Month: “This month we reflect on the African American men and women whose struggles, accomplishments, and dreams are part of our national heritage. And while we remember the past, together we look to a future of opportunity, growth and success for all Americans.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 3, 2020
News Release: NEW YORK, NY – The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey has sentenced Lawrence Ackerman – a former Bergen County, New Jersey, insurance broker – to six months of imprisonment and six months of home incarceration, and ordered him to pay $1,000,000 in restitution for defrauding the United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2326 Health and Welfare Fund.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 3, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia issued the following statement in recognition of National African American History Month: “This month we reflect on the African American men and women whose struggles, accomplishments, and dreams are part of our national heritage. And while we remember the past, together we look to a future of opportunity, growth and success for all Americans.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 3, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia traveled to Norfolk and Virginia Beach, Virginia, to visit a Virginia Career Works job center, to tour the STIHL Incorporated manufacturing facility, and to participate in a roundtable discussion with area business leaders. Secretary Scalia ...
By Labor Gazette | Feb 3, 2020
News Release: NAPLES, FL – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Fort Myers Division, has sentenced Stalin Rene Barahona – former owner of the now-dissolved SB Framing Services Inc. ...
By Labor Gazette | Feb 3, 2020
News Release: RICHARDSON, TX – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Accelore Group LLC – doing business as Accelore Solutions in Richardson, Texas – has paid $153,755 in back wages to 289 employees to resolve violations of the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Feb 3, 2020
News Release: LEVELLAND, TX – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Ricky L. Bryant Ltd. – doing business as Bryant Electric in Levelland, Texas – has paid $44,685 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages to 43 employees for violating the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Jan 31, 2020
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 31, 2020
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 31, 2020
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 31, 2020
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 31, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Trump has taken an enormous step forward in the fight against human trafficking by issuing the Combatting Human Trafficking and Online Child Exploitation in the United States Executive Order. This order comes twenty years after the passage of the Trafficking Victims ...
By Labor Gazette | Jan 31, 2020
News Release: LAS CRUCES, NM - The U.S. Department of Labor, in collaboration with various federal and state agencies, and other stakeholders – including the Small Business Development Center at the Doña Ana Community College in Las Cruces, New Mexico – will host an educational outreach forum on Feb. 11, 2020, for employers and others interested in information and guidance on regulations pertaining to agricultural employment.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 31, 2020
News Release: PHOENIX, AZ – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Dream Center Education Holdings – a national educational enterprise based in Chandler, Arizona – has paid $411,478 in back wages to 485 employees after missed payroll resulted in minimum wage and overtime violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Jan 31, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that it is accepting employer applications for the 2020 HIRE Vets Medallion Award. The HIRE Vets Award Program recognizes small businesses, non-profit organizations and large companies for their leadership in recruiting, employing and retaining America’s veterans. The application deadline is April 30, 2020.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 31, 2020
News Release: CONCORD, NH – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Quartz and Stone Creations of New Hampshire LLC for crushing and other hazards following an employee fatality on July 19, 2019. OSHA cited the Northwood, New Hampshire, stone products manufacturer for 12 serious and six other-than-serious violations, which faces a total of $87,516 in penalties.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 31, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Trump has taken an enormous step forward in the fight against human trafficking by issuing the Combatting Human Trafficking and Online Child Exploitation in the United States Executive Order. This order comes twenty years after the passage of the Trafficking Victims ...
By Labor Gazette | Jan 31, 2020
News Release: CONCORD, NH – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Quartz and Stone Creations of New Hampshire LLC for crushing and other hazards following an employee fatality on July 19, 2019. OSHA cited the Northwood, New Hampshire, stone products manufacturer for 12 serious and six other-than-serious violations, which faces a total of $87,516 in penalties.
