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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Pizza Restaurants Amend Payroll Practices; Pay $584K in Back Wages, Damages to 73 Employees in U.S. Department of Labor Agreement

News Release: BOSTON – An enterprise operating six limited-service restaurants with pizza delivery in Worcester, Shrewsbury, and Auburn has paid $292,016 in back wages and an equal amount in damages for 73 employees. It has also amended its payroll practices to comply with federal Fair Labor Standards Act requirements in an agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor.


Pittsburgh Area Nursery Failed to Recruit, Hire American Workers

News Release: WASHINGTON, Pa. – A Pittsburgh-area wholesale nursery has paid nearly $150,000 in back wages and penalties after the U.S. Department of Labor found the company failed to recruit and hire American workers from Puerto Rico before hiring foreign workers under the H-2A visa program, in violation of section ...


Southern New Jersey Gas Stations’ Owners Pay Nearly $500K  in Back Wages, Damages in U.S. Department of Labor Settlement

News Release: LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has reached a settlement agreement with owners of six southern New Jersey gas stations to pay nearly $500,000 in back wages and damages to 27 employees working as gas station attendants.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Former FCA Executive and Wife of Former UAW Vice President Charged in Scheme to Pay Off Union Officials

News Release: WASHINGTON – A multi-agency investigation has led to a federal grand jury indictment of the former Vice President for Employee Relations for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles US LLC.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on July 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Department of Labor, SONIC Sign Agreement to Promote Fair Labor Practices at Franchises Nationwide

News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division and Sonic Industries Services Inc. – franchisor of the SONIC Drive-In restaurant chain – have signed a voluntary agreement to help SONIC’s independently owned and operated franchise locations comply with federal labor laws. As part ...


Fraudulent Back Wage Payment Claims Land Oregon Contractor  in Prison Following U.S. Department of Labor Investigation

News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. – The owner of an Oregon concrete company that contracted with the federal government recently started a two-month prison sentence for lying to federal investigators. The crime occurred when he told U.S. Department of Labor officials that he had paid employees more than $93,000 in back wages that the Department’s Wage and Hour Division found the company owed its workers following a 2014 investigation.


U.S. Department of Labor, More Than a Dozen Indiana Home Health Care Companies Reach Agreements to Correct Overtime Wage Violations

News Release: INDIANAPOLIS – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division and 13 home health care businesses in Indiana have reached agreements to resolve violations of the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act found by Division investigators. As a result, 379 workers will receive more than $948,000 in back wages and damages.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a six page notice on July 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a three page notice on July 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a four page proposed rule on July 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.