Stories by Labor Gazette on Federal Newswire

News Release: KANSAS CITY, KS – The U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas has sentenced Leavenworth, Kansas, business owner Brenda Wood to serve 50 months of imprisonment followed by an additional five years of supervised release, and to make more than $4.3 million in restitution for bank fraud and violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Wood previously pleaded guilty to two counts of bank fraud and one count of theft from an employee benefit plan.

U.S. Department of Labor and Alabama Auto Dealership Settle Safety Citations and Penalties Following Fatal Fire

News Release: JASPER, AL – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Carl Cannon Inc., an automobile dealership, have reached a settlement agreement to resolve citations and penalties issued after five employees were injured, three fatally, in a fire at the company's Jasper, Alabama, facility. The company will pay $114,074 in penalties.

U.S. Department of Labor Obtains Consent Judgment Ordering Pennsylvania Company to Pay $185,456 in Back Wages and Damages

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA – The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania has entered a consent judgment against Water Transfer Solutions LLC and its president, Joseph Dugan, requiring the defendants to pay $92,728 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages - totaling $185,456 - ...

U.S. Department of Labor Conducting Wage Survey Of Oregon’s Building Construction Projects

News Release: PORTLAND, OR – The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is conducting a building construction survey statewide in Oregon to collect data to establish prevailing wage rates, as required under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts.

U.S. Department of Labor Conducting Wage Survey Of Metro Washington State’s Building and Heavy Construction

News Release: SEATTLE, WA – The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is conducting a building and heavy construction survey in all metropolitan counties of Washington to collect data to establish prevailing wage rates, as required under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts.

U.S. Department of Labor Conducting Wage Survey of Guam’s Building, Heavy, Highway, and Residential Construction Projects

News Release: GUAM – The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is conducting a building, heavy, highway and residential construction survey in Guam to collect data to establish prevailing wage rates, as required under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts.

U.S. Department of Labor Cites Tennessee Contractor After Two Employees Burned at Nuclear Power Plant

News Release: SODDY DAISY, TN – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Day & Zimmerman NPS Inc. for exposing employees to electric shock hazards at the Tennessee Valley Authority Sequoyah Nuclear Power Plant in Soddy Daisy, Tennessee. The company faces $71,599 in proposed penalties.

U.S. Department of Labor Cites Florida Construction Company After Fatal Trenching Incident

News Release: MIAMI, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Archer Western Construction Inc. for safety violations after two employees suffered fatal injuries while performing trenching activities at a Miami worksite.

U.S. Department of Labor Cites El Paso Construction Company For Trenching and Excavation Safety Hazards

News Release: EL PASO, TX – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited El Paso Underground Construction for failing to protect its employees from trench collapse hazards. The pipe-laying company faces proposed penalties of $190,642.

U.S. Department of Labor Cites Pennsylvania Crane Manufacturer for Exposing Employees to Safety Hazards after Fatal Crane Collapse

News Release: SHADY GROVE, PA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Grove U.S. LLC for exposing workers to struck-by hazards after three employees suffered fatal injuries when a 300-ton crane collapsed at the company’s Shady Grove, Pennsylvania, facility. The company faces proposed penalties totaling $14,976, the maximum amount allowed.

Florida Restaurant Pays $35,942 in Back Wages and Damages After U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Finds Overtime Violations

News Release: NAPLES, FL – Aqua Seafood & Steak – a restaurant based in Naples, Florida – has paid $35,942 in back wages and liquidated damages to 15 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).

U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Results in Georgia Resort Paying $46,922 in Back Wages to 167 Employees

News Release: SEA ISLAND, GA – Sea Island Acquisition LLC has paid $46,922 in back wages to 167 employees after a U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation found the Sea Island, Georgia-based employer violated minimum wage, overtime, and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

U.S. Department of Labor Finds Athens, Georgia, Restaurant Employed Minors in Violation of Federal Law, Assesses $10,590 in Penalties

News Release: ATHENS, GA – An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has determined that FQSR LLC – an Athens, Georgia, fast-food restaurant operator – violated child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The Department assessed the restaurant $10,590 in civil money penalties.

U.S. Department of Labor Files Motion for Temporary Restraining Order And Preliminary Injunction against Agriculture Employer

News Release: KENNET, MO – The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a complaint and a motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri to enjoin defendant Marin J. Corp. from violating its obligations concerning its employment of H-2A temporary agriculture workers under the H-2A visa program.

Labor Department publishes notice on Aug. 3

The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Aug. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Notice published by Labor Department on Aug. 3

The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Aug. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

What did Labor Department publish on Aug. 3?

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Aug. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Statement by U.S. Secretary of Labor Acosta on the July Jobs Report