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U.S. Secretary of Labor Scalia and Michigan Congressman Walberg Discuss Workforce Development and Career Education

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia and Congressman Tim Walberg toured Classic Turning Inc. in Jackson, Michigan. Secretary Scalia and Congressman Walberg underscored the robust economic expansion many communities are experiencing.


U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Results in a Phoenix Kitchen and Bath Company Paying $30,000 in Lost Wages, Penalties

News Release: PHOENIX, AZ – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Diamond Kitchen & Bath Inc. – based in Phoenix, Arizona – will pay $15,000 in civil penalties and an additional $15,000 in lost wages for violating federal law by requesting one of its employees to submit to a polygraph test.


U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Results in California Farm Labor Contractor Paying $56,673 in Back Wages and Penalties

News Release: SALINAS, CA – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Empire Farm Labor Contractor – based in Salinas, California – has paid $38,260 in back wages to 79 employees for multiple violations found under the H-2A temporary agricultural worker visa program and ...


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Nov. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Nov. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a four page notice on Nov. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a three page rule on Nov. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Department of Labor Announces Record-High Number  Of Apprentices for Fiscal Year 2019

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration announced a record-high number of more than 250,000 new apprentices in Fiscal Year 2019, including over 80,000 new apprentices in the last quarter of FY 2019 – a new quarterly record high. The fourth quarter approximate total is 10% more than the fourth quarter of FY 2018, and 37% more than the fourth quarter of FY 2017.


U.S. Department of Labor Proposes Penalties of $210,037  To Missouri Contractor for Exposing Workers to Trenching Hazards

News Release: KANSAS CITY, MO – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Blue Nile Contractors Inc. – based in Birmingham, Missouri – for failing to protect employees from trench collapse and electrical hazards. The company faces $210,037 in penalties.


U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Results in South Florida ServPro Franchisee Paying $201,508 in Back Wages

News Release: BOYNTON BEACH, FL – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Restoration Management 2013 Inc. – operating as ServPro in Boynton Beach, Florida – has paid $201,508 in back wages to 141 employees for violating the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Results in Judge Ordering New Jersey Farm to Pay $556,745 in Back Wages and Penalties

News Release: SWEDESBORO, NJ – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), a U.S. Department of Labor administrative law judge (ALJ) has ordered Sun Valley Orchards, LLC – a farm in Swedesboro, New Jersey – to pay $344,945 in back wages and $211,800 in civil money penalties. Sun Valley Orchards, LLC will pay the back wages to 147 farmworkers, including 96 temporary foreign workers on H-2A visas.


U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Results in Kentucky Veterinary Clinic Paying Employee Back Wages and Damages for Failing to Accommodate Nursing Mother

News Release: FLORENCE, KY – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Pet Wellness Group PLLC – a veterinary medical clinic based in Florence, Kentucky – has paid $7,794 in back wages and liquidated damages to an employee for violating the nursing mothers’ provision of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Nov. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.