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: 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: 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: 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 5, 2019
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on April 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 5, 2019
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on April 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 5, 2019
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on April 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 5, 2019
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on April 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 5, 2019
News Release: DAYTON, OH – A Dayton, Ohio mental health and drug rehabilitation center has paid $48,698 in overtime back wages to 47 employees after an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) found violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Apr 5, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta today issued the following statement regarding the March 2019 Employment Situation report: "The March jobs report exceeded expectations with 196,000 new jobs created. Adding upward revisions of 14,000 jobs from the past two months, means that more than 5.1 million jobs have been created since January 2017.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 5, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta today issued the following statement regarding the March 2019 Employment Situation report: "The March jobs report exceeded expectations with 196,000 new jobs created. Adding upward revisions of 14,000 jobs from the past two months, means that more than 5.1 million jobs have been created since January 2017.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 5, 2019
News Release: DAYTON, OH – A Dayton, Ohio mental health and drug rehabilitation center has paid $48,698 in overtime back wages to 47 employees after an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) found violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Apr 5, 2019
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on April 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 4, 2019
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on April 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: DENVER, CO – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has signed a two-year alliance with the Colorado On-Site Health & Safety Consultation Program, the Brewers Association, the Master Brewers Association of the Americas, and the Colorado Brewers Guild, to promote employee safety in Colorado's brewing industry.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY, UT – The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is conducting a statewide wage survey in Utah to help establish prevailing wage rates as required under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA). WHD urges all highway construction employers in Utah to participate.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: MALVERN, PA – The U.S. Department of Labor is seeking current or former employees of American Future Systems - doing business as Progressive Business Publications - who may be owed a portion of $1,916,000 in back wages and liquidated damages recovered by the Department's Wage and Hour Division (WHD). ...
By Labor Gazette | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: SYRACUSE, NY – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Remington Arms Company LLC – based in Madison, North Carolina – for 27 violations of workplace safety and health standards after an employee's fingertip was amputated while working on a broaching machine at its Ilion, New York, manufacturing plant. The arms manufacturer faces $210,132 in penalties.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor has launched a new resource that helps employers better understand mental health issues, and provides guidance on how to cultivate a work environment that supports employees with related conditions.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 3, 2019
News Release: JACKSONVILLE, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Florida Roofing Experts Inc. for exposing employees to fall hazards at a Jacksonville, Florida, worksite. The company faces the maximum penalty allowed of $132,598.
