By Labor Gazette | May 30, 2018
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS, MN – The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a federal lawsuit seeking an injunction and payment of $131,508 – representing $65,754 in overtime back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages – for 25 employees of a Minneapolis flooring company.
By Labor Gazette | May 29, 2018
The US Labor Department published a four page notice on May 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | May 29, 2018
The US Labor Department published a six page notice on May 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | May 29, 2018
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | May 29, 2018
The US Labor Department published a seven page notice on May 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | May 29, 2018
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on May 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | May 29, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – During tours today in Maine of the Penobscot Job Corps Center and the Cianbro Institute, U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta and U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) highlighted the importance of ensuring all Americans have the skills they need for the jobs of today and tomorrow. With ...
By Labor Gazette | May 29, 2018
News Release: WICHITA, KS ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Wichita roofing contractor Jose Barrientos for exposing employees to falls and other safety hazards. Barrientos faces proposed penalties totaling $191,071 for two willful and six serious violations.
By Labor Gazette | May 29, 2018
News Release: KANSAS CITY, MO – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association Kansas City Chapter (SMACNA-KC) have signed an alliance to protect sheet metal and air conditioning employees from industry-specific hazards.
By Labor Gazette | May 29, 2018
News Release: GLASGOW, KY – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has debarred Christopher Lee Smith – owner of Christopher Lee Smith Farms in Glasgow – from applying for certification to request temporary foreign workers under the H-2A agricultural worker visa program for three years. WHD also assessed the employer a $35,755 civil penalty for violating the labor provisions of the H-2A program, and found that Smith owed $58,820 in back wages to 14 employees.
By Labor Gazette | May 29, 2018
News Release: SACRAMENTO, CA – Bay Area Underpinning Inc., a Northern California foundation repair company, will pay $62,672 to 16 employees after a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation found overtime and recordkeeping violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | May 28, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta issued the following statement today regarding Memorial Day: “On Memorial Day, Americans keep a promise to forever honor the courage, bravery, and patriotism of America’s fallen heroes. Through solemn observances and in quiet moments, we honor ...
By Labor Gazette | May 25, 2018
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | May 25, 2018
The US Labor Department published a nine page notice on May 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | May 25, 2018
News Release: MARATHON, FL – Marathon Paradise Inc., which operates a seafood restaurant based in Marathon, Florida, will pay $210,258 in back wages to 78 employees after a U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation found the employer violated overtime and recordkeeping requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | May 24, 2018
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | May 24, 2018
News Release: McLEAN, VA - The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia has ordered the appointment of an independent fiduciary to distribute $535,790 in assets to 24 participants of the Cambridge Technology Group Inc. 401(k) Plan and removed Cambridge Technology Group Inc. and the company’s president and CEO Andrew Carrington as fiduciaries in a default judgment entered on May 22, 2018.
By Labor Gazette | May 24, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of $20 million in grants to help Americans who are injured or ill remain in or return to the workforce. The grants are intended to identify new, replicable strategies to help individuals with a work-related disability stay on the job.
By Labor Gazette | May 24, 2018
News Release: ST. PAUL, MN – The State of Minnesota’s 2nd Judicial District Court in Ramsey County has sentenced Latasha Lee Rosetta Wilson - former treasurer of American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 1969 - to 20 years of probation and 100 hours of community service after she pleaded guilty to making $58,150 in unauthorized cash withdrawals from the union.
By Labor Gazette | May 24, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – When President Trump addressed the American Farm Bureau Federation in January of this year, he reminded the audience that his commitment to our farmers has been clear since the day his Administration began: “From that day on, we have been working every day to deliver for America’s farmers ...
