News and reports from the Department of Labor.

The US Labor Department published a one page notice on March 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: DALLAS - As minor-aged workers seek to make extra cash by working more hours during spring recess, their employers should take the opportunity to review federal child labor laws to avoid violations and costly penalties.

News Release: SCOTTSDALE, AZ - The U.S. Department of Labor has ordered a Scottsdale, Arizona-based ammunition manufacturer to pay compensatory damages, back wages and associated costs to an employee forced from its board of directors after reporting potentially illegal stock transactions.

News Release: ALBANY, NY - The U.S. Department of Labor filed suit against a New York ophthalmologist and his practice in Amsterdam for allegedly firing an employee who raised concerns about the practice’s failure to implement state-mandated protocols to protect employees from COVID-19, and later filed complaints with state health officials.

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee and U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Chair of the Special Committee on Aging, commended the U.S. Department of Education for launching a historic initiative to help...

News Release: Employer: Chong’s Restaurant Investigation site: 5136 Hinkleville Road, Paducah, Kentucky 42001 Investigation findings: U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found the employer failed to pay overtime to workers for hours worked over 40 in a workweek. They also determined ...

News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after a Texas federal judge overturned a Department of Labor (DOL) final rule that rescinded a Trump-era rule clarifying the classification of workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)...

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - A federal court has ordered a Philadelphia home healthcare staffing agency and its owner to pay nearly $410,000 in back wages and liquidated damages to 43 employees after U.S. Department of Labor investigators found that the employer misclassified workers as independent contractors.

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, as the nation observes Equal Pay Day - the day through which U.S. women typically must work to be paid the same wages men received in 2021 - the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs issued a new directive to promote greater contractor attention concerning the proactive and effective use of pay equity audits to identify barriers to equal pay in their pay-setting and employment practices.

Release: Employer: Strong Industries Inc. 3204 Point Township Drive #8866 Northumberland, PA 17857 Citations issued: 2 repeat and 1 serious violations Proposed penalties: $98,905 Investigation findings: Based on Strong Industries’ inadequate abatement of hazards identified during a previous inspection, ...

News Release: WASHINGTON - Known as the “Air Capital of the World," the Wichita, Kansas, area is home to some of the world’s largest aerospace manufacturers, so there was a significant ripple effect in the region after the grounding of the Boeing 737 in 2020. Two years later, industry layoffs continue to affect more than 9,000 workers, prompting the U.S. Department of Labor to provide funding to help workers in six counties prepare for new employment opportunities.

News Release: ALBANY, NY - The U.S. Department of Labor filed suit against a New York ophthalmologist and his practice in Amsterdam for allegedly firing an employee who raised concerns about the practice's failure to implement state-mandated protocols to protect employees from COVID-19, and later filed complaints with state health officials.

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor will offer online compliance seminars for contracting agencies, contractors, unions, workers and other stakeholders to provide information on the requirements governing payment of prevailing wages on federally funded construction and service contracts.

A Boston contractor involved in a 2021 double fatality and with a history of violations and various business names has again been cited for violations involving employee safety, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced last month.

A Florida security contractor has been sued by the U.S. Department of Labor for firing a worker for raising concerns over COVID-19 and firearm-storage safety protocols, the DOL announced last month.