By Labor Gazette | Jul 19, 2018
News Release: ANN ARBOR, MI – Joak American Homes – operator of seven affiliated homecare companies in Michigan – will pay $125,793 in back wages owed to 58 employees after a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation found the company violated the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Jul 19, 2018
The US Labor Department published a one page proposed rule on July 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 18, 2018
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 18, 2018
The US Labor Department published a one page rule on July 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced $150 million in grants to support sector-based approaches to expand apprenticeships on a national scale in key industry sectors. When awarded, the grants will move a step closer to President Trump's vision set forth in Executive Order on Expanding ...
By Labor Gazette | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: LEBANON, MO – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Karrenbrock Excavating LLC for allowing two employees to work in an unprotected trench while installing sewers. The company faces proposed penalties of $189,221.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: SAN JOSE, CA – Full Power Properties LLC – prime contractor and employer for the 650-unit, high-rise Silvery Towers project in San Jose, California – has paid $250,000 to 22 employees to resolve violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) found during a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 18, 2018
News Release: LOS ANGELES, CA – More than 800 employees at 12 Southern California car washes will receive a share of a $4.2 million recovery obtained by the U.S. Department of Labor to conclude a lawsuit filed by the Department. In a consent judgment entered by the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California ...
By Labor Gazette | Jul 18, 2018
The US Labor Department published a seven page notice on July 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 18, 2018
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 18, 2018
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on July 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 17, 2018
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on July 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 17, 2018
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 17, 2018
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 17, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor has rescinded the 2016 Persuader Rule, which exceeded the authority of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA). The Persuader Rule impinged on attorney-client privilege by requiring confidential information to be part of disclosures and ...
By Labor Gazette | Jul 17, 2018
News Release: SYRACUSE, NY – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Timberline Hardwood Floors LLC for willful and serious violations of workplace safety and health standards. The Fulton, New York, custom hardwood-flooring manufacturer faces proposed penalties totaling $182,917.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 17, 2018
News Release: BRYAN, TX – Texas-based cabinet manufacturer Kent Moore Cabinets LLC will pay $175,458 in back wages to 59 employees to resolve overtime, minimum wage, and recordkeeping violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) found in an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD).
By Labor Gazette | Jul 16, 2018
News Release: HOMERVILLE, GA – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Dupont Yard Inc. after an employee suffered a partial hand amputation and other injuries while working on unguarded machinery in Homerville, Georgia. The wooden post manufacturer faces $109,548 in proposed penalties.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 16, 2018
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA – As a result of a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation, El Paso Mexican Grill restaurant will pay $654,366 in back wages to 567 employees to resolve violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) found at 23 of the employer's locations in Louisiana and Florida.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 13, 2018
News Release: BELHAVEN, NC – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Belhaven Shipyard and Marina Inc. - doing business as TowBoatUS River Forest - after an employee drowned when a towboat capsized while operating in a winter storm. The company faces $11,640 in proposed penalties.
