News and reports from the Department of Labor.

News Release: ELIZABETH, NJ - The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $353,945 in back wages and liquidated damages for 79 sales associates at 12 New Jersey T-Mobile locations whose owners willfully denied the employees overtime wages for hours over 40 in workweek.

The US Labor Department published a three page notice on July 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL - Federal workplace safety inspectors examining how a 26-year-old diver drowned in a golf course pond - after only three days working for a Freming Island commercial diving and recovery company - found the employer failed to follow required safety standards, including ensuring adequate supervision was in place and that required training was provided.

News Release: PHILADELPHIA, PA- As temperatures and humidity rise in Delaware, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration reminds employers and workers not to ignore the dangers of working in hot weather - indoors and out - and remember, “Water. Rest. Shade." can be the difference between ending the workday safely or suffering serious conditions or worse.

News Release: DENVER - To target one of the construction industry’s most dangerous hazards - falls from elevation - the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has launched a new initiative to conduct safety investigations on weekends in select counties in Colorado’s Front Range, Montana, and South Dakota.

News Release: PHILADELPHIA, PA- As temperatures and humidity rise in Northeastern Pennsylvania, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration reminds employers and workers not to ignore the dangers of working in hot weather - indoors and out - and remember, “Water. Rest. Shade." can be the difference between ending the workday safely or suffering serious conditions or worse.

News Release: PHILADELPHIA, PA- As temperatures and humidity rise in Central Pennsylvania, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration reminds employers and workers not to ignore the dangers of working in hot weather - indoors and out - and remember, “Water. Rest. Shade." can be the difference between ending the workday safely or suffering serious conditions or worse.

News Release: Employer: Zapopan Mexican Food Investigation site: 14207 Palm Drive Suite 102 Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240 Investigation findings: U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found Zapopan Restaurants Inc. - operating as Zapopan Mexican Food - paid employees regular hourly rates ...

The U.S. Department of Labor continues to search for workers who were owed back wages from two Mississippi poultry processing plants.

News Release: HOUSTON - A federal investigation has recovered $166,435 in back wages for 106 workers of a Houston company that misclassified them as independent contractors, which deprived the workers of their full benefits and wages, including overtime.

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor held a panel discussion today on the 50-year legacy of the Report of the National Commission on State Workmen’s Compensation Laws and whether the workers’ compensation system is fulfilling its obligation to injured workers, at its Frances Perkins Building headquarters in Washington.

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement on news that the first application for an over-the-counter birth control pill has been submitted to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for review today.

News Release: Dear Assistant Attorney General Clarke: We are writing to you to urge the Department of Justice to restart the rulemaking process under Titles II and III of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and ensure that it includes protections to stop the persistent exclusion of people with disabilities from...

News Release: PHILADELPHIA, PA- As temperatures and humidity rise in Southeastern Pennsylvania, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration reminds employers and workers not to ignore the dangers of working in hot weather - indoors and out - and remember, “Water. Rest. Shade." can be the difference between ending the workday safely or suffering serious conditions or worse.

News Release: PORT SAINT LUCIE, FL - A fall from elevation, the leading cause of death in the construction industry, has claimed another victim; this time a 19-year-old worker in Port Saint Lucie whose fatal injuries in January 2022- a federal workplace safety investigation has determined - could have been prevented if their employer used required fall protection.