By Labor Gazette | Feb 13, 2019
News Release: NAPLES, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Crown Roofing LLC for exposing employees to fall hazards at two separate residential worksites in Port St. Lucie and Naples, Florida. The Sarasota, Florida-based contractor faces penalties of $265,196.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 13, 2019
News Release: OMAHA, NE ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is seeking to stop a recent increase in amputation injuries suffered by Nebraska employees, and remind employers of the requirement to report such injuries to OSHA. A review of Nebraska workers' compensation claims found 42 employees suffered amputation injuries in 2018, and employers failed to report more than 65 percent of those injuries to OSHA within 24 hours, as required.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 13, 2019
News Release: EASTLAKE, OH – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Conn-Selmer Inc. for exposing workers to copper dust and machine hazards at the company's Eastlake, Ohio, musical instrument manufacturing facility. The company faces penalties of $200,230 for two repeated and seven serious safety and health violations.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 13, 2019
News Release: JACKSON, MS – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Statewide Transport Inc. will pay $25,032 in back wages to 21 employees at its Jackson, Mississippi, terminal for violating overtime and recordkeeping requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
By Labor Gazette | Feb 13, 2019
News Release: ELIZABETH, NJ – An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has found that eight retailers operating at The Mills at Jersey Gardens – in Elizabeth, New Jersey – allowed underage employees to operate and unload potentially dangerous paper baling and cardboard compacting machines, in violation of federal child labor requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). WHD assessed a total of $40,667 in penalties to the retailers.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 13, 2019
News Release: ORLANDO, FL – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Arnold Palmer Golf Management LLC – operating as Walt Disney World Golf in Orlando, Florida – has paid $19,776 in back wages to 24 employees for violating minimum wage, overtime, and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Feb 12, 2019
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Feb. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 12, 2019
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 12, 2019
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Feb. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 12, 2019
News Release: SHREVEPORT, LA – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana has ordered two Louisiana hotels, Merryton LLC - doing business as Merryton Inn in Shreveport - and Merryton Bossier LLC - doing business ...
By Labor Gazette | Feb 12, 2019
News Release: LOS ANGELES, CA – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Golden Life Supported Living Agency Inc. – a service provider for clients with developmental disabilities in Los Angeles, California – will pay 67 employees $301,763 in back wages for violating overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Feb 12, 2019
News Release: MIAMI, FL – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida has sentenced Tina Marie Barbuto – a former licensed mental health counselor in Margate, Florida – to serve 36 months in ...
By Labor Gazette | Feb 12, 2019
News Release: MIAMI, FL – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida has sentenced Tina Marie Barbuto – a former licensed mental health counselor in Margate, Florida – to serve 36 months in ...
By Labor Gazette | Feb 12, 2019
News Release: LOS ANGELES, CA – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Golden Life Supported Living Agency Inc. – a service provider for clients with developmental disabilities in Los Angeles, California – will pay 67 employees $301,763 in back wages for violating overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Feb 12, 2019
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 12, 2019
News Release: SHREVEPORT, LA – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana has ordered two Louisiana hotels, Merryton LLC - doing business as Merryton Inn in Shreveport - and Merryton Bossier LLC - doing business ...
By Labor Gazette | Feb 12, 2019
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 12, 2019
The US Labor Department published a one page rule on Feb. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Feb 11, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an opioid-crisis Dislocated Worker Grant (DWG) to the Cherokee Nation for up to $5,996,501, with an initial grant amount of $1,998,834. This grant will provide disaster relief jobs and employment services to eligible individuals in Oklahoma ...
By Labor Gazette | Feb 11, 2019
News Release: LOS ANGELES, CA – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a temporary restraining order in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against Riverstone Capital LLC; NexGen Insurance Services Inc.; and NGI Brokerage Services Inc. (collectively, “Riverstone”) and the individuals ...
