News and reports from the Department of Labor.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will conduct a webinar on June 26, 2024, from 1-3 p.m. EDT to educate stakeholders, employers, and workers in the Southeast region about federal whistleblower protections.

The U.S. Department of Labor has secured a consent judgment requiring a health and welfare benefits administration firm, its owner, and others to restore more than $4.4 million in fringe benefits owed to employees of government service contractors across the United States.

A federal workplace safety investigation into a global manufacturer and distributor of pet products in Arlington has identified one willful violation and eight serious violations of required safety regulations. The investigation followed an incident in December 2023, where an employee suffered severe facial burns.

MIAMI – The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a reminder to emergency responders, recovery workers, and residents in areas recently affected by intense rainfall to exercise caution and protect themselves from hazards during flood cleanup efforts.

Federal workplace safety inspectors have identified an Illinois construction contractor, previously cited seven times since 2020, for again exposing employees to the risk of deadly falls. The incidents occurred at two homes under construction in Hanover Park in December 2023 and February 2024.

The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a settlement with Lincoln National Life Insurance Co., mandating changes to the company's evidence of insurability requirements for participants in job-based life insurance plans. The agreement prohibits Lincoln from denying claims based on the lack of evidence of insurability if premiums have been received for three months or more.

SAN JACINTO, CA – A federal judge has reaffirmed the U.S. Department of Labor’s finding that a Nebraska construction company operating in Southern California discriminated against U.S. workers by bringing Mexican workers to the U.S. under false pretenses, shortchanging their wages, and compromising their safety and health with substandard living conditions.

SAN JACINTO, CA – Un juez federal ha confirmado la conclusión del Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. respecto a una empresa constructora de Nebraska que operaba en el sur de California, encontrando que discriminó deliberadamente a trabajadores estadounidenses al traer a EE.UU. trabajadores mexicanos bajo falsos pretextos. La empresa pagó menos a estos trabajadores y los expuso a riesgos para su seguridad y salud en condiciones de alojamiento deficientes.

The U.S. Department of Labor announced a settlement with Unum Life Insurance Co. of America, mandating the Portland, Maine-based insurer to modify its administration of the proof of good health requirement, also known as evidence of insurability, for participants in job-based life insurance plans.

The U.S. Department of Labor has secured a court order mandating KDE Equine LLC, operating as Asmussen Racing Stables, to pay $243,260 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages. This follows an investigation revealing that the company failed to provide overtime wages to 163 grooms and hotwalkers at Churchill Downs and Keeneland racetrack.

Después de una investigación por parte del Departamento del Trabajo de los Estados Unidos, se han recuperado $120,000 en salarios atrasados y daños para 29 trabajadores de Long Island dedicados a la instalación de aspersores y paisajismo. La acción legal concluyó el 20 de mayo de 2024 con una sentencia por consentimiento contra Brookhaven Irrigation Corp. y su operador Michael Coggins.

The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $253,636 for 19 restaurant workers employed by X.M. Investment LLC and Beemer Investments LLC, both operating as Crackin’ Crab in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The recovery follows an investigation by the department’s Wage and Hour Division.

Following an investigation by the Long Island district office of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, Brookhaven Irrigation Corp. and its operator Michael Coggins have been ordered to pay $120,000 in back wages and liquidated damages to 29 current and former employees. The department alleged that the company willfully violated the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) overtime pay and recordkeeping provisions from July 2019 to July 2022.

WASHINGTON – The Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su issued a statement regarding the May 2024 Employment Situation report on June 7, 2024.

The U.S. Department of Labor has announced the recipients of the 2024 Iqbal Masih Award for the Elimination of Child Labor. This annual award recognizes exceptional efforts by individuals, companies, organizations, or national governments to end the worst forms of child labor.