By Labor Gazette | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: DENVER, NC - Wooden pallet manufacturer Tree Brand Packaging Inc. – based in Denver, North Carolina – will pay $22,640 in back wages to 48 employees after a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation found the employer violated overtime and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The employer also paid a civil penalty of $2,218 for federal child labor violations.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: DETROIT, MI – Ally Financial Services – based in Detroit, Michigan – has paid a total of $198,311 to 1,287 employees after an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) found the employer failed to calculate overtime pay correctly for hourly employees who also earned a production bonus. These errors resulted in overtime violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: KENNESAW, GA – After an agreement between the U.S. Department of Labor and Schadsons Corp., the Office of Administrative Law Judges in Washington, D.C., entered a consent order, affirming that the mechanical contractor violated labor provisions of the Davis Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) and the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (CWHSSA).
By Labor Gazette | Apr 9, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that the Office of the Federal Register has published the Department's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would revise and clarify the responsibilities of employers and joint employers to employees in joint employer arrangements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Apr 8, 2019
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on April 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 8, 2019
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on April 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: EL CENTRO, CA – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), N Your Home – an in-home nursing care service employer based in El Centro, California – will pay $144,080 to 36 employees for violating overtime and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: ONTARIO, CA – FLS Transportation Services (USA) Inc. – a logistics company based in Chicago, Illinois, providing transportation services for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) – has paid $507,455 to 41 employees after the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) found the employer violated federal contract provisions of the McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act (SCA).
By Labor Gazette | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: ATLANTA, GA – An Atlanta, Georgia-based warehouse and food distributor for restaurants in the Southeast U.S. will pay $1,794,753 in back wages and liquidated damages to 130 employees and $36,414 in penalties after the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) found violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: KANSAS CITY, MO – The U.S. District Court in the Western District of Missouri has granted a motion sanctioning Scratch Bakery KC LLC – based in Kansas City, Missouri – for refusing to comply with a federal subpoena to provide documents to the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) to determine compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of an opioid-crisis Dislocated Worker Grant (DWG) to the Michigan Talent Investment Agency for up to $1,809,752, with $800,000 released initially. This grant funding will address the workforce impacts of the opioid crisis in Macomb ...
By Labor Gazette | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: WEST POINT, MS – West Point Fast Break Inc. – a gas station and convenience store based in West Point, Mississippi – will pay $29,726 in back wages to 15 employees after a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation found the employer violated minimum wage, overtime, and recordkeeping requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: CHICAGO, IL – The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has sentenced Lake County, Illinois-based business owner Richard Booy, to serve five years imprisonment followed by an additional three years of supervised release, and to make $1,439,678 million in restitution for defrauding ...
By Labor Gazette | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: LOS ANGELES, CA – Rito Alcala, a Littlerock, California, trucking company has paid $108,762 in back wages and benefits to 46 employees after the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) found the company violated federal contract provisions of the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA).
By Labor Gazette | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: GAINESVILLE, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Hiebert Bros Construction LLC for exposing employees to fall hazards after a worker was injured from a 26-foot fall at a construction worksite in Gainesville, Florida. The company faces penalties of $56,828.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: CHICAGO, IL – The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has sentenced Lake County, Illinois-based business owner Richard Booy, to serve five years imprisonment followed by an additional three years of supervised release, and to make $1,439,678 million in restitution for defrauding ...
By Labor Gazette | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of an opioid-crisis Dislocated Worker Grant (DWG) to the Michigan Talent Investment Agency for up to $1,809,752, with $800,000 released initially. This grant funding will address the workforce impacts of the opioid crisis in Macomb ...
By Labor Gazette | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: GAINESVILLE, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Hiebert Bros Construction LLC for exposing employees to fall hazards after a worker was injured from a 26-foot fall at a construction worksite in Gainesville, Florida. The company faces penalties of $56,828.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: LOS ANGELES, CA – Rito Alcala, a Littlerock, California, trucking company has paid $108,762 in back wages and benefits to 46 employees after the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) found the company violated federal contract provisions of the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA).
By Labor Gazette | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: WEST POINT, MS – West Point Fast Break Inc. – a gas station and convenience store based in West Point, Mississippi – will pay $29,726 in back wages to 15 employees after a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation found the employer violated minimum wage, overtime, and recordkeeping requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
