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The U.S. Department of Labor recently issued a $3,258 penalty against Faris Enterprises of Tennessee, the operator of a McDonald’s franchise location, in Morristown, for violating child labor laws.
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Park-Chung: DOL case 'reflects an alarming trend' of cross-border workers being denied labor protections
A U.S.-based manufacturer with a facility in Tijuana, Mexico, has been made to pay more than $465,000 for multiple violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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Godfrey: Policy update will ensure 'federal firefighters injured or sickened on the job are treated fairly'
U.S. Department of Labor updated the Federal Employees' Compensation Program to help streamline claims processing for federal firefighters suffering certain occupational diseases.
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Nanda: 'Our economy cannot – and will not – rely on the illegal hiring of vulnerable children'
The U.S. Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services have signed a Memorandum of Agreement unifying their efforts to combat child-labor exploitation.
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Labor Department rules against U.S. Logistics Solutions in illegal firing case
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hours Division has announced that U.S. Logistics Solutions illegally fired an employee for requesting and using Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) protected leave for parental bonding and also to care for a spouse with an eligible health condition.
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Nanda: 'We will continue to combat wage theft aggressively on behalf of all workers covered by the statute'
The U.S. Department of Labor recovered about $1.1 million from a pair of San Diego companies that underpaid 50 Mexican nationals, with some wages as low as $2.43 per hour.
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Kelly: 'What Red Oak Roasters did is wage theft'
A federal investigation found an Algood restaurant reportedly used misused workers' tips and violated child labor laws.
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Yang: 'Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs urges federal contractors to certify their annual compliance'
The U.S. Department of Labor will open an online portal for federal contractors and subcontractors to certify affirmative action program compliance.
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Coria: DOL recovers $353,000 in back wages for poultry catchers whose skills are 'essential to the industry'
The U.S. Department of Labor recovered $322,000 in back wages for poultry workers at facilities in Alabama and North Carolina.
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Trotter: 'People who provide care and valuable assistance in healthcare facilities deserve to be paid'
A Honolulu addiction treatment center was ordered to pay nearly half a million dollars in back wages to 34 care workers to remedy illegal pay practices.
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Nanda: 'Federal law forbids employers from clawing back wages earned by employees'
A Brooklyn, N.Y. healthcare staffing agency is facing legal action brought by the U.S. Department of Labor for forcing employees to stay with the company for three years or repay rightfully earned wages.
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Federal probe finds training, operating deficiencies led to deadly BP explosion in Ohio
A federal probe into the deaths of two workers at an Oregon, Ohio, refinery’s crude unit found that BP Products North America violated U.S. Department of Labor’s process safety procedures for highly-hazardous materials and failed to adequately train the workers.
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Department applauds students who provided 20% increase in support to firefighters
Students in Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers provided 204,633 total hours of support to federal firefighters in 2022, 20% more than the previous year, according to a release by the U.S. Department of Labor.
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Petermeyer: 'Exposing employees and others to these hazards can be dangerous' in Florida, Georgia
The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration found Dollar General and Dolgencorp LLC exposed workers to unsafe conditions in four locations in Florida and Georgia.
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Alvarado: Following safety protocols would have prevented 'terrible loss'
The U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Texas-based oil and gas company Production Waste Solutions LLC for six serious safety and health violations after a worker was fatally exposed to hydrogen sulfide while working near a sump pit in September
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Ratmiroff: 'All workers, both U.S. and non-immigrant workers, must be paid their lawful wages'
A U.S. Department of Labor investigation into a Boca Grande resort's use of the federal H-2B program to employ non-immigrant workers has resulted in the recovery of $151,598 in back wages for nine workers and $49,401 in civil money penalties.
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Yang: Mega Construction Project Program 'to provide equal opportunity to all workers'
The U.S. Department of Labor has launched the Mega Construction Project Program to encourage equal opportunity for workers on federally funded construction projects valued at $35 million or more and lasting for more than one year.
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Su: Equal Pay Day 'an unfortunate reminder that historic wage inequity continues'
The U.S. Department of Labor is undertaking several agency initiatives to combat gender and racial pay disparities and ensure pay equity in the implementation of various acts, including the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Chips and Science and Inflation Reduction acts.
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Walsh: Biden's budget allows Labor Department 'to fulfill our commitment to advance equity'
The Biden-Harris administration’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2024 aims to grow the economy from the bottom up and middle out while lowering costs for families, protecting and strengthening Medicare and Social Security and reducing the deficit by asking the wealthy and big corporations to pay their fair share.
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Carle: Florida roofing contractor fined for not 'using fall protection and training workers to recognize hazards'
JGN Services, a roofing contracting company based in Lake Mary, Fla., has been fined $55,841 by the Wage and Hour Division for violating child labor regulations after a 15-year-old minor suffered severe head and spinal injuries due to a lack of federally required fall protection on a worksite.
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