By Labor Gazette | Oct 23, 2018
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Oct. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 23, 2018
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 23, 2018
The US Labor Department published a seven page notice on Oct. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 22, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to help small businesses strengthen retirement security in America. The proposed rule would make it easier for small businesses to offer retirement savings plans to their workers through Association Retirement ...
By Labor Gazette | Oct 22, 2018
News Release: ELYSBURG, PA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Toy Factory TX LLC – doing business as The Toy Factory LLC – for workplace safety violations after an employee suffered an arm amputation while cleaning machinery at the company’s Elysburg, Pennsylvania, plant. OSHA proposed $112,523 in penalties.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 22, 2018
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Oct. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 22, 2018
News Release: STERLING HEIGHTS, MI – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Integrated Living Inc. – based in Sterling Heights, Michigan – will pay $173,787 in back wages and liquidated damages to 52 current and former employees for violations of the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) at the Michigan residential care facility.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 22, 2018
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 22, 2018
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Oct. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 22, 2018
The US Labor Department published a five page notice on Oct. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 19, 2018
News Release: CHICAGO, IL – The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into an agreement with the fiduciaries of the Neuroscience Center LLC Defined Benefit Pension Plan to restore $419,758 to the Deerfield, Illinois-based retirement plan. The agreed-upon restoration is part of a consent judgment approved by the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 19, 2018
News Release: CHICAGO, IL – The U.S. Department of Labor obtained a consent order and judgment requiring the appointment of an independent fiduciary to the Sacred Heart Hospital Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan. The independent fiduciary will manage and distribute assets of the Chicago-based retirement plan to its nine participants.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 19, 2018
News Release: DENVER, CO – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the North American Excavation Shoring Association (NAXSA) hosted a Colorado Trench Safety Summit.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 19, 2018
News Release: BOSTON, MA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has ordered Springfield Terminal Railway Inc. to compensate an employee who faced an investigative hearing with possible disciplinary action or termination for reporting an on-the-job injury at its facility in Andover, Massachusetts. OSHA ordered the company to pay the employee $10,000 in compensatory damages, $75,000 in punitive damages, and attorney’s fees.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 19, 2018
News Release: MAITLAND, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Kasper Roofing & Construction Inc. for exposing employees to fall and other hazards after an employee suffered fatal injuries at a Maitland, Florida, worksite. The Orlando, Florida-based roofing contractor faces $134,510 in penalties, the maximum allowed by law.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 19, 2018
News Release: WESTERVILLE, OH – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited ThyssenKrupp Elevator Corporation for failing to secure an elevator platform at a Grove City, Ohio, construction site where a mechanic suffered fatal injuries. OSHA proposed penalties totaling $142,270, the maximum allowed for the alleged violations.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 19, 2018
News Release: ATLANTA, GA - 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 (PAID) Program, in Alpharetta, Georgia, on Oct. 24, 2018.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 19, 2018
News Release: HERMITAGE, TN – Vazquez Drywall has paid $103,300 in back wages and liquidated damages to eight employees after a U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation found the company violated overtime and recordkeeping requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). WHD also assessed the Hermitage, Tennessee, company a $2,424 civil penalty.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 19, 2018
News Release: SAN DIEGO, CA – After a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation, Sam Woo – a restaurant based in San Diego, California – will pay 18 employees $192,622 in back wages and liquidated damages for violating provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Oct 19, 2018
News Release: LAVERGNE, TN – Smart Circle Construction Services – based in La Vergne, Tennessee – will pay $246,813 in back wages and liquidated damages to 17 employees after a U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation found the employer violated overtime and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
