By Labor Gazette | Nov 2, 2018
News Release: HAMMOND, IN – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Las Vegas-based Caesar's Entertainment Group will pay $175,128 in back wages and liquidated damages to 889 employees at two Indiana casinos it operates, for minimum wage violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Nov 2, 2018
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada has approved a consent judgment between the U.S. Department of Labor and Vision Airlines Inc. that requires the now-defunct company to pay $219,716 to former employees for violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ...
By Labor Gazette | Nov 2, 2018
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 1, 2018
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Nov. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 1, 2018
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 1, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta issued the following statement today regarding National Native American Heritage Month: "During National Native American Heritage Month, we celebrate the rich history and traditions of American Indians and Alaska Natives. With pride in their heritage, ...
By Labor Gazette | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: CHUNCHULA, AL – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited American Remediation and Environmental Inc. for confined space, fire, and explosion hazards. The Chunchula, Alabama, tank cleaning company faces $171,281 in penalties.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: CLEVELAND, OH – A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Ohio has indicted two managers at Extrudex Aluminum Inc. in Ohio for conspiracy to obstruct justice during a 2012 workplace fatality investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
By Labor Gazette | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: AUSTIN, TX – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited UST Systems Inc. for trench safety violations after the company allowed its employees to enter an excavation site in Austin without proper protections or training on the dangers of unsupported soils. UST Systems Inc. faces $35,844 in proposed penalties.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: NEW YORK, NY – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), federal contractor Fedcap Rehabilitation Services Inc. has paid $2,830,146 to 443 employees at 17 New York and New Jersey locations to resolve violations of the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA).
By Labor Gazette | Oct 30, 2018
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 30, 2018
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 30, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – As the U.S. Department of Labor continues efforts to confront visa program fraud and abuse, the Department announced that it will publish updates to the H-1B Labor Condition Application (Form ETA-9035) and worker complaint form (Form WH-4). These changes are intended to improve H-1B program compliance and promote greater transparency regarding the employment of foreign temporary workers.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 30, 2018
News Release: DALLAS, TX – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Venture Metals LLC – based in Dallas, Texas – for exposing employees to crushing hazards after a stack of pipes fell and crushed a worker, leading to his hospitalization. The company faces penalties of $311,580 for repeated and serious safety and health violations.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 30, 2018
News Release: KANSAS CITY, MO – Arrow Plumbing LLC has admitted to willfully violating the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) safety standards by failing to require and enforce the use of trench boxes or other trench protection techniques at a home construction site in Belton, Missouri. An employee suffered fatal injuries when an unprotected trench collapsed on him as he worked.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 30, 2018
News Release: PANAMA CITY, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Panama City Framing LLC for exposing employees to fall hazards at a worksite in Panama City, Florida. The company faces $113,816 in proposed penalties.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 30, 2018
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 29, 2018
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 29, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As part of its annual commemoration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), the U.S. Department of Labor today launched a new public service announcement (PSA) that highlights the importance of helping workers who become ill or injured remain active in America's workforce.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 26, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor has published employee benefit plan compliance guidance and relief for victims of Hurricanes Florence and Michael.
