By Labor Gazette | Dec 19, 2018
News Release: DURHAM, NC – Duke Patient Revenue Management Organization - operating as Duke University Health System - has paid an employee $9,066 in lost wages and reinstated the employee after a U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation found the employer violated the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
By Labor Gazette | Dec 18, 2018
News Release: CHICAGO, IL – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), a federal court has ordered Great Lakes Lumber and Pallet Inc. – based in Chicago, Illinois – and owner David Radzieta to pay $124,370 in overtime wages and liquidated damages to 20 employees for failing to pay overtime wages. The court also ordered the employer to pay $15,120 in civil money penalties for willfully violating the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Dec 18, 2018
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Dec. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 18, 2018
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Dec. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 18, 2018
The US Labor Department published a four page notice on Dec. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 17, 2018
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 Lawrence Michael Weisberg – President of Weisberg & Associates PA in Boca Raton, Florida – to 6 months in prison and 12 months of supervised release, ordered him to pay a $7,500 fine, and forfeit $41,234 for his role in a healthcare fraud-related money laundering scheme.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 17, 2018
News Release: CLEARWATER, NE – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Thiele Dairy for failing to develop and implement safety and health programs related to grain bin entry after an employee suffered fatal injuries.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 14, 2018
News Release: NASHVILLE, TN – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee has ordered Smiley Dental Associates Inc. – a dental practice based in Nashville, Tennessee – to pay $50,000 in back wages and liquidated damages to 10 employees, for violations of minimum wage, overtime, and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Dec 14, 2018
News Release: EL PASO, TX - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) will present an educational forum about developments in its policies and regulations, and its Payroll Audit Independent Determination Program (PAID), in El Paso, Texas, on Dec. 19, 2018.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 14, 2018
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 14, 2018
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Dec. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 13, 2018
News Release: PORT ST. LUCIE, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Turnkey Construction Planners Inc. – a roofing contractor based in Melbourne, Florida – for exposing employees to fall hazards. The company faces $199,184 in penalties.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 13, 2018
News Release: ST. LOUIS, MO – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited World Wrecking and Scrap Salvage Services Inc. for failing to provide fall protection after two employees suffered fatal injuries at a demolition site in St. Louis, Missouri.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 13, 2018
News Release: CHARLESTON, SC – After a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation, the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, Charleston Division, has ordered Señor Tequila Inc. and Señor Tequila of Summerville LLC to pay $279,269 in back wages and liquidated damages to 68 employees at three South Carolina restaurants. The employer was also assessed $52,615 in civil money penalties.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 13, 2018
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 12, 2018
News Release: NORCROSS, GA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Parts Authority LLC - a wholesale auto and truck parts distributor based in Norcross, Georgia - for exposing employees to fire, electrical shock, and struck-by hazards. The company faces $133,406 in penalties.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 12, 2018
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA – After a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation, Goodwill Industries of the Coastal Empire Inc. – based in Savannah, Georgia – has paid $114,936 in back wages to 165 employees for violating provisions of the McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (CWHSSA), and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Dec 11, 2018
The US Labor Department published a two page proposed rule on Dec. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 11, 2018
News Release: PHOENIX, AZ – A U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation found that Yuma Regional Medical Center – based in Yuma, Arizona – failed to provide adequate breaks and accommodations for nursing mothers attempting to express breast milk while on the job, violating the Break Time for Nursing Mothers provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Dec 10, 2018
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Dec. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
