News and reports from the Department of Labor.

The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) completed impact inspections at 16 mines in 10 states in July 2024, issuing 239 violations and one safeguard.

MANCHESTER, NH – The U.S. Department of Labor’s investigation of a Bristol restaurant identified 20 child labor violations, including allowing a 15-year-old to use a blowtorch for food preparation and another 15-year-old to clean a meat slicer.

Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su and Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro visited Newport News' Apprentice School in Virginia to observe its role in constructing the PCU John F. Kennedy, one of the world’s most capable aircraft carriers.

DALLAS – Los cantineros de dos restaurantes del área de Dallas recuperarán $197,902 en ganancias después de que investigadores federales descubrieron que el dueño y operador de los establecimientos los obligó ilegalmente a compartir propinas con empleados que no recibían propinas.

Bartenders at two Dallas-area restaurants will recoup $197,902 in earnings after federal investigators found the establishments’ owner and operator forced them to share tips with non-tipped employees illegally.

The U.S. Department of Labor has secured a federal consent judgment that permanently prohibits two Astoria discount stores and their owners and manager from threatening workers and obstructing investigations by the department’s Wage and Hour Division.

The U.S. Department of Labor has announced an initial $800,000 emergency grant to support Georgia's cleanup and recovery efforts in 33 counties following Hurricane Debby. The funding will also facilitate employment and training services for residents in the affected areas.

The U.S. Department of Labor, the National Labor Relations Board, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, and the Federal Trade Commission have signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance competition by improving coordination in evaluating the potential impacts of mergers and acquisitions on labor markets.

The U.S. Department of Labor has secured a federal court judgment requiring 15 gas stations, operating under brands such as BP, Mobil, and Sunoco in Bronx, Nassau, and Suffolk counties, to pay over $1 million in back wages and liquidated damages to more than 100 current and former employees. This judgment follows a federal investigation.

The U.S. Department of Labor is attempting to locate 28 former employees of a Cordele-based home healthcare company to distribute their share of $65,944 in back wages and liquidated damages. An investigation revealed that the employer, Adventist Homecare and Medical Services LLC, had failed to pay these workers overtime wages as required by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Federal safety inspectors became aware that a 31-year-old employee of a Chicago countertop manufacturer needed a double lung transplant after suffering accelerated silicosis, an incurable lung disease. The U.S. Department of Labor immediately alerted the company of the potential imminent danger, and an inspection by the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) found workers exposed to silica levels up to six times greater than permissible limits.

The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $61,646 for 140 workers following investigations into three restaurants in Lamesa and Lubbock, Texas. The investigations revealed that these establishments had illegally withheld tips from their employees.

The U.S. Department of Labor and the Republic of Colombia have announced that Colombia has joined the Consular Partnership Program to raise awareness among Colombians working in the U.S. about regulations protecting them in American workplaces. This announcement coincides with the beginning of Labor Rights Week.

The Department of Labor and the Office of the Trade Representative announced today the resolution of a U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Rapid Response Labor Mechanism matter, following allegations of labor rights violations at the Volkswagen assembly plant in Puebla, Mexico.

The U.S. Department of Labor has announced an initial award of $2.8 million in dislocated worker grant funding to California. This funding is intended to support cleanup and recovery activities in eight counties following severe winter storms that occurred between January 31, 2024, and February 9, 2024.