By Labor Gazette | Apr 18, 2018
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on April 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 18, 2018
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on April 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 18, 2018
The US Labor Department published a one page notice on April 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 17, 2018
News Release: GRETNA, NE – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Nebraska contractor Premier Underground LLC for failing to protect its workers from excavation collapse hazards. The company faces proposed penalties of $46,930.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 17, 2018
News Release: KIDDER COUNTY, ND – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited excavation contractor Kamphuis Pipeline Company for exposing employees to trench cave-ins and other serious hazards while installing water metering pits and lines. The company faces proposed penalties of $454,750.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 16, 2018
News Release: STERLING HEIGHTS, MI – Following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Metropolitan Concrete Corp. will pay $73,647 in back wages to 15 employees working under the H-2B non-immigrant visa program, which provides for the admission of non-immigrants to the U.S. to perform temporary non-agricultural labor or services.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 16, 2018
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on April 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 16, 2018
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on April 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 13, 2018
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on April 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 13, 2018
News Release: CINCINNATI, OH ‒ The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has again cited Ohio roofing contractor Benny’s Roofing LLC for exposing employees to falls, and other safety hazards. Benny’s Roofing LLC faces proposed penalties totaling $138,394.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 13, 2018
News Release: WESTBURY, NY – After an investigation and litigation by the U.S. Department of Labor, Farmingdale Auto Collision Inc. and its owner and officers have paid $306,000 in back wages and liquidated damages to 21 employees to resolve violations of the overtime and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Apr 13, 2018
News Release: BLUEFIELD, WV - The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia has entered a consent judgment requiring Lambert Construction of Bluefield Inc. to pay $116,818 in back wages and liquidated damages to 45 employees. Additionally, the Bluefield, West Virginia, construction company will pay $16,000 in civil penalties to resolve overtime violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) found in a U.S. Department of Labor investigation.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 13, 2018
News Release: LOS ANGELES, CA – The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California has ordered Gary Tetone, owner of Southern California-based company GT Drywall, to comply with U.S. Department of Labor investigators in a long-running Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation with which he has refused to cooperate since 2016.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 12, 2018
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 12, 2018
The US Labor Department published a four page notice on April 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – As part of the U.S. Department of Labor’s ongoing efforts to encourage occupational licensing reform, the Department today announced $7.5 million in funds to help review and streamline occupational licensing rules. Funds will be available to states, and associations of states, to review, ...
By Labor Gazette | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: PATERSON, NJ - After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), New Jersey plastics manufacturer Douglas Stephen Plastics Inc. has been cited for exposing employees to safety and health hazards at its Paterson, New Jersey, facility. OSHA proposed penalties of $435,679.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – As part of U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta’s efforts to assist federal employees in filing 9/11 Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA) claims, the U.S. Department of Labor has launched a new webpage that provides information on how to file a claim, the key evidence needed ...
By Labor Gazette | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: GREEN BAY, WI – In an effort to inform employers and employees about federal wage laws, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is engaged in an education and enforcement initiative at Green Bay-area restaurants. WHD is focused on providing compliance assistance information to employers and industry stakeholders through educational outreach events, as well as conducting investigations at individual restaurants.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) announced today that it has issued three new opinion letters.
