By Labor Gazette | Apr 12, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA, PA – The U.S. Department of Labor has established a hotline for 1,471 current and former Houlihan’s employees of 17 of the restaurant chain’s New Jersey and New York locations to assist them in recovering back wages and liquidated damages.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 11, 2018
The US Labor Department published a five page notice on April 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 11, 2018
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on April 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 11, 2018
The US Labor Department published a one page rule on April 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 11, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta welcomed Jorge Triaca, Argentina’s Minister of Labor, Employment and Social Security, to the U.S. Department of Labor today to discuss bilateral cooperation and to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that promotes further collaboration between ...
By Labor Gazette | Apr 11, 2018
News Release: ATLANTA, GA – Landscape industry associations and employers are partnering with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to sponsor one-hour, safety stand-down events to educate employees on landscaping hazards, and preventing heat-related illnesses. The events will be held at worksites in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi on April 17-18, from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. EDT.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 11, 2018
News Release: GUAYNABO, PR – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), fuel distributor Macro Companies Inc., engaged in hurricane recovery activities in Puerto Rico, has paid $1,151,291 in back wages to 219 employees for violating the overtime provisions of the Contract ...
By Labor Gazette | Apr 11, 2018
News Release: ALBANY, NY – After a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigation, Georgia contractor Infinite Services and Solutions and its president, Khary Lewis, who provided transportation services for the U.S. Army in New York and Arizona, have been placed on a list of bidders ineligible for federal contracts for a period of three years as a result of violations of the McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act (SCA).
By Labor Gazette | Apr 11, 2018
News Release: CHATTANOOGA, TN – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, Chattanooga-based Chao’s Mongolian Grill LLC will pay $48,197 in back wages to eight employees for violations of the minimum wage, overtime, and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Apr 10, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta issued the following statement today regarding President Trump’s Executive Order on Reducing Poverty in America by Promoting Opportunity and Economic Mobility: “President Trump is working to create jobs and opportunity for the American people, ...
By Labor Gazette | Apr 10, 2018
News Release: FRESNO, CA – After a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigation, Central Valley garlic grower Valley Garlic Inc. and its farm labor contractor X-Treme Ag Labor Inc. have signed consent judgments, entered by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California in Fresno. The ...
By Labor Gazette | Apr 10, 2018
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on April 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 10, 2018
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on April 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 10, 2018
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on April 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 10, 2018
The US Labor Department published a five page notice on April 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 9, 2018
News Release: BOSTON, MA – The U.S. Department of Labor has reached a settlement with Lynnway Auto Auction Inc., in which the Billerica facility agrees to correct hazards, implement significant safety measures, and pay $200,000 in penalties. The Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Lynnway for 16 violations following a May 2017 incident in which a sport utility vehicle fatally struck five people during an auto auction.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 9, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – With the inclusion of key provisions related to America’s tipped workers included in the recently passed Consolidated Appropriations Act, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has issued a Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) to address WHD’s enforcement of tip credit rules under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Apr 9, 2018
News Release: WHITES CREEK, TN – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee has ordered Music City Masonry Contractors LLC and its owners, Brandy George and Robin “Bubba” Waller, to pay $493,987 in back wages and liquidated ...
By Labor Gazette | Apr 9, 2018
The US Labor Department published a one page rule on April 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 9, 2018
The US Labor Department published a one page rule on April 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
