News and reports from the Department of Labor.

The Department of Labor has announced the launch of an online system by its Employee Benefits Security Administration to aid qualified termination administrators in submitting information for the Abandoned Plan Program.

The operators of a global ink and coatings manufacturing company could have prevented an employee at its Lisbon facility from suffering burn injuries from a flash fire that erupted in an industrial mixing vessel containing flammable liquids and vapors by following federal regulations for handling highly hazardous chemicals, a U.S. Department of Labor investigation has found.

The U.S. Department of Labor has announced the availability of $65 million in funding to support programs aimed at helping community colleges enhance affordable, high-quality workforce training. This initiative seeks to meet the skill development needs of employers and workers in critical industry sectors, including advanced manufacturing, clean energy, semiconductors, and biotechnology.

Federal investigators have determined that inadequate safety measures at John’s Disposal Service Inc. and John’s Recycling Inc. in Franksville, Wisconsin, led to severe injuries for a temporary maintenance worker in January 2024. The worker's jacket sleeve was pulled into an engine while servicing a vehicle.

The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $64,656 in back wages from LaLobe Inc., a family-owned piercing salon in Dallas, Texas. The recovery follows an investigation by the Wage and Hour Division, which found that the employer had illegally withheld tips from three employees.

The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $288,979 in back wages and liquidated damages for 92 employees after its investigation found an Atlantic Beach property management group’s improper pay practices denied them overtime wages they earned.

The U.S. Department of Labor has announced the availability of $99 million in funding to support pre-apprenticeships in high-demand industries, including construction, clean energy, healthcare, infrastructure, information technology, and hospitality.

The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $74,546 in back wages and damages for 19 construction workers employed by PAR Construction LLC in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The recovery follows an investigation by the department's Wage and Hour Division.

SEATTLE – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in Tacoma, including a landmark injunction that permanently prevents the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from retaliating against employees at up to 59 locations in the State of Washington.

El Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. ha recuperado más de $1,1 millones en salarios no pagados y compensación por daños de operadores de un contratista textil de Los Ángeles que negó deliberadamente el pago de horas extras a sus empleados. Ahora, el departamento busca distribuir estos salarios a todas las personas que los ganaron.

The U.S. Department of Labor has secured a consent preliminary injunction against the Michigan operator of Leo’s Coney Island franchise locations in Clarkston, Dearborn, Livonia, and Sterling Heights. This follows a history of non-compliance with overtime regulations and wage shortchanging.

The U.S. Department of Labor has announced that its Employee Benefits Security Administration is seeking nominations to fill five three-year vacancies on the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans, known as the ERISA Advisory Council. The deadline for submissions is August 26, 2024.

The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered more than $1.1 million in back wages and damages from operators of a Los Angeles garment contractor that deliberately denied overtime wages to its employees. The department now seeks to distribute these wages to all the workers who earned them.

The U.S. Department of Labor has secured a federal court judgment mandating Community Living of Brookfield LLC and its owner, Matthew Sebuliba, to pay $27,184 to 27 caregivers. This amount includes $13,592 in back wages and an equal sum in liquidated damages following an investigation by the department’s Wage and Hour Division. The investigation revealed violations related to overtime, minimum wage, and recordkeeping from March 26, 2021, to March 25, 2023.

The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $170,439 in back wages for 60 workers who were denied overtime pay by KDK Transport Co., a non-emergency medical transport company based in Coeburn, Virginia. The Wage and Hour Division's investigation revealed that the company erroneously applied the Motor Carrier Exemption, failing to combine all hours worked by drivers, including driving and wait times, when calculating total weekly hours for overtime wages. This oversight resulted in violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which mandates time-and-a-half pay for...