By Labor Gazette | Oct 10, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – As part of its commitment to state and local partners facing a serious impact by Hurricane Michael, the U.S. Department of Labor today announced it is ready to make available National Dislocated Worker Grant (DWG) funding to help Florida assess its workforce needs.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 10, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced actions it is taking to assist Americans in states affected by Hurricane Michael.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 10, 2018
News Release: SULPHUR, LA – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), temporary staffing company Coastal Staffing Services LLC – based in Sulphur – will pay $1,104,466 in back wages to 1,412 employees involved in post-Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts in Southeast Texas to resolve violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Oct 10, 2018
News Release: ROBBINSVILLE, NC – Lovin Contracting Co. Inc. – a landscaping company based in Robbinsville, North Carolina – will pay $1,277,550 to 231 employees after a U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division investigation uncovered violations of the labor provisions of the H-2B temporary visa program and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Oct 10, 2018
News Release: MYRTLE BEACH, SC – Prime Retail Management Group Inc. - operator of two "Beach Bums" locations in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina - will pay $63,568 in back wages and liquidated damages to 41 employees after a U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation determined the employer violated overtime and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Oct 9, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recovered a record $304 million in wages owed to workers in Fiscal Year 2018. WHD also set a new record for compliance assistance events in FY 2018, holding 3,643 educational outreach events – including on the ground presentations and trainings – to help job creators understand their responsibilities under the law.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta today issued the following statement regarding the September 2018 Employment Situation report: "In September, the unemployment rate fell to 3.7%, the lowest since 1969. "Encouraging indicators were broad based. For the fifth month this year, the ...
By Labor Gazette | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: SCHNECKSVILLE, PA – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited KidsPeace Inc. for exposing employees to workplace violence hazards at two behavioral and mental health facilities in Orefield, Pennsylvania. The company faces proposed penalties totaling $29,010.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: HOWELL, NJ - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Hamiltime Herb Co. LLC after inspectors found employees exposed to safety and health hazards in a follow-up investigation at its Howell, New Jersey, facility in May 2018. OSHA proposed penalties totaling $152,829.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: COLUMBUS, OH – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and organizations representing many of Ohio's craft brewers have established a two-year alliance to help improve workplace safety in the industry.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: MENASHA, WI – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern Division of Wisconsin in Green Bay has awarded a machine operator $100,000 in back wages and compensatory damages after his employer Dura-Fibre LLC – based in Menasha, Wisconsin – terminated him for reporting injuries he and a co-worker sustained.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: ELKHART, IN – Recreational vehicle parts manufacturer Lippert Components – based in Elkhart, Indiana – will pay $338,151 in overtime back wages and liquidated damages to 1,199 current and former employees following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) that found violations of the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) at 53 plants nationwide.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 5, 2018
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Oct. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 5, 2018
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 4, 2018
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Oct. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 4, 2018
News Release: RALEIGH, NC – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina has signed a consent judgment approving a settlement between the U.S. Department of Labor and Reliance Trust Co. Inc. involving the Tobacco Rag Processors Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan. The consent judgment requires ...
By Labor Gazette | Oct 4, 2018
News Release: CHICAGO, IL – The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a motion to amend its complaint requesting that the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, include additional defendants and claims in its action seeking to pay more than $50 million in unpaid participant health benefit claims in the AEU Holdings LLC Employee Benefit Plan.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 3, 2018
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 3, 2018
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 3, 2018
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
