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The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement has requested that the government of Mexico conduct a review based on its finding of a denial of workers’ rights at the Pirelli Neumáticos rubber tire manufacturing facility in Silao, Guanajuato.
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Department of Labor awards $1.1M for storm recovery employment in Florida
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced an initial award exceeding $1.1 million in emergency grant funding to support employment and training initiatives for workers involved in cleanup and recovery activities following severe storms in north and south Florida during May and June 2024. These storms resulted in five tornadoes and flooding across 17 counties.
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Department of Labor marks Labor Rights Week 2024 with focus on migrant worker protections
U.S. Department of Labor officials and representatives from the Mexican Embassy and other diplomatic missions convened today to inaugurate Labor Rights Week 2024, emphasizing migrant workers' rights and the department's efforts to safeguard these rights.
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Labor Department recovers $124K for NJ restaurant workers denied overtime
The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $124,670 in back wages and damages for 84 workers at Swahili Village Bar and Grill in Newark, New Jersey. The Wage and Hour Division's investigation revealed that the restaurant failed to pay overtime to servers, cooks, and bussers who worked more than 40 hours per week, violating the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
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Pennsylvania restaurant ordered to pay $1.3M in back wages after labor law violations
The U.S. Department of Labor has secured a consent judgment to recover $1.3 million in back wages, withheld tips, and liquidated damages for 51 workers employed by a Wilkes-Barre restaurant and its owner. The court's decision follows an investigation by the department’s Wage and Hour Division and extensive litigation by the Office of the Solicitor, which identified several violations of federal wage regulations by La Tolteca Wilkes-Barre Inc., operator of La Tolteca Authentic Mexican Restaurant, and owner Carlos De Leon.
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Court orders Evansville diner owner to pay $390K over wage violations
EVANSVILLE, IN – The U.S. Department of Labor has secured a consent order and judgment mandating an Evansville diner owner and his restaurant to pay $390,000 in back wages and liquidated damages to 44 employees. This resolution follows litigation prompted by a department investigation that revealed the restaurant operated an invalid tip pool, denied workers overtime pay, and retaliated against employees who cooperated with investigators.
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Labor Department orders reinstatement of fired childcare worker over food safety report
The U.S. Department of Labor has mandated the Southlake location of a national childcare provider to reinstate an employee and compensate them with $43,295 in back wages and damages. The employee was terminated after reporting concerns about unsanitary and unsafe conditions in the facility’s kitchen to Texas health officials.
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Labor Department allocates $2M for Texas disaster recovery post-Hurricane Beryl
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced an initial award of $2 million in emergency grant funding to Texas. This allocation aims to support employment and training for workers involved in cleanup and recovery activities across 67 counties impacted by Hurricane Beryl.
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Department of Labor seeks input from SC highway construction industry for wage rate survey
COLUMBIA, SC – The U.S. Department of Labor is encouraging employers and stakeholders in South Carolina’s highway construction industry to participate in a statewide survey to help its Wage and Hour Division establish prevailing wage rates for construction workers on federally funded and assisted construction projects.
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Department of Labor recovers $133K for landscaping workers denied overtime
The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $133,000 in wages and damages for 56 landscaping workers who were denied overtime by Turf Paradise Inc., a snow removal and landscaping company based in Longmont, Colorado. The Wage and Hour Division's investigation revealed that the company improperly claimed an exemption for seasonal recreational and amusement workers, leading to the failure to pay overtime.
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Department of Labor recovers $73K in back wages from North Dakota home care provider
The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $73,680 in overtime wages for 76 employees of Lasting Love Homecare LLC after an investigation by the department’s Wage and Hour Division. The Bismarck-based employer was found to have incorrectly claimed an exemption under North Dakota state administrative code and violated federal overtime regulations. Additionally, the home care provider incurred recordkeeping violations.
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Department of Labor awards over $6.6M for jobs and training after Hurricane Idalia
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced an award exceeding $6.6 million to continue supporting disaster-relief employment and workforce training for eligible Florida residents as the state recovers from Hurricane Idalia.
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Penalty against Pike County employer affirmed for wage violations
An Administrative Review Board has affirmed a $45,722 penalty against Shalimar Distributors LLC and TAFS Corp., operating as Promised Land Truck Stop and Whistle Stop gas station respectively, for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The companies, managed by Mohammad Tahir, were found to have shortchanged 65 employees on minimum wage and overtime pay from 2015 to 2018.
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Department reminds Michigan employers about responsibilities towards temporary agricultural workers
As Michigan’s harvest season intensifies, the U.S. Department of Labor is reminding employers of their responsibilities and seasonal workers of their rights under federal law.
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US Department of Labor cites Circle K after cashier shot during Orlando robbery
ORLANDO, FL – A subsidiary of one of the world’s best-known operators of convenience stores and fueling stations could have prevented a store cashier in Orlando from suffering a serious gunshot injury by following the company’s own established safety procedures, a U.S. Department of Labor investigation has found.
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Department of Labor settles with poultry facility after fatal injury incident
The U.S. Department of Labor has reached a settlement agreement with a Hattiesburg poultry processing plant that requires the company to pay $164,814 in fines and implement enhanced safety measures to protect their employees from well-known machine hazards.
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Federal court mandates staffing agency halt illegal employment practices involving minors
The U.S. Department of Labor has secured a consent judgment in a Tennessee federal court requiring a Kingsport staffing agency to cease employing children illegally and prohibiting future violations of federal child labor laws.
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Department of Labor marks anniversary of executive order on language access
The U.S. Department of Labor commemorates the 24th anniversary of Executive Order 13166, which mandates federal agencies to enhance access to services and programs for individuals with limited English proficiency, reaffirming its commitment to improving communication accessibility for all workers.
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Metro-Chicago contractor cited again by OSHA for safety violations
A federal workplace safety investigation has found that a metro-Chicago carpentry contractor with a long history of exposing employees to potentially deadly hazards again ignored regulations to protect workers from falls.
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Tribunal bloquea represalias e interferencia laboral por parte de empresa logística californiana
SAN DIEGO – El Departamento de Trabajo de Estados Unidos ha obtenido un requerimiento judicial preliminar y una orden judicial que prohíbe a la empresa de logística NBG Logistics Alliance Inc., con sede en Calexico, amenazar o tomar represalias contra sus trabajadores e interferir con una investigación federal en curso.
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