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El Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. recuperó $370,194 en salarios atrasados y compensación por daños de los dueños de dos restaurantes en Los Ángeles y Pasadena que ilegalmente negaron el pago de horas extra a 54 trabajadores y trataron de ocultarlo.
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Care industry compliance initiative recovers $1M for 77 workers denied full wages by Seattle-area employers
While 77 care workers employed by Seattle-area adult family home providers worked long hours to ensure the well-being and daily needs of older adults and people with disabilities, a federal investigation has found their employers were shortchanging them $530,418 in wages.
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US Department of Labor recovers $288K in back wages for 8 workers shortchanged by Virginia commercial roofing contractor
Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found that the commercial roofing contractor classified employees as laborers and roofers incorrectly while they performed sheet metal work on a federally funded project.
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US Department of Labor finds garment contractor violated labor laws while producing apparel sold by Stitch Fix, Indigo, Evereve
U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found Justar Fashion – a garment contractor that produces apparel for retailers such as Stitch Fix, Indigo and Evereve – failed to pay minimum wage and overtime as required by paying workers on a piece-rate basis and at straight-time rates regardless of the overtime hours they worked.
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US Department of Labor recovers $250K in wages, damages for servers, bartenders denied full wages, overtime by employer’s illegal pay practices
US Department of Labor recovers $250K in wages, damages for servers, bartenders denied full wages, overtime by employer’s illegal pay practices
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US Department of Labor recovers more than $17K for illegally terminated employee after Publix Super Markets Inc. violates medical leave protections
US Department of Labor recovers more than $17K for illegally terminated employee after Publix Super Markets Inc. violates medical leave protections
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Four Charged in Connection with Labor Trafficking, Forced Labor, and Immigration Offenses at Williamsburg Laundry Facility
A 33-count indictment was unsealed today charging four people with joining together to defraud and commit offenses against the United States, including human trafficking of individuals from Central America, benefiting from forced labor, money laundering, and various other immigration-related offenses, such as harboring undocumented non-citizens.
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Together, We Can Achieve a World of Work Free from Gender-Based Violence and Harassment
Gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) in the world of work is pervasive across all industries and occupations in the United States and around the world.
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Man Sentenced for Using Identities of Prison Inmates to File Fraudulent Unemployment Claims
A man from Novi was sentenced for orchestrating an unemployment insurance fraud scheme aimed at defrauding the State of Michigan and the U.S. Government of funds earmarked for unemployment assistance during the COVID19 pandemic, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.
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Rapper Who Boasted in Music Video About Committing COVID Fraud Sentenced to Over 6 Years in Prison on Fraud, Gun and Drug Crimes
A rapper who boasted in a YouTube music video about getting rich quickly by scamming a COVID relief program was sentenced today to 77 months in federal prison.
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US Department of Labor releases informational copies of 2022 Form 5500 Series Annual Return/Report
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration, the IRS and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. today released informational copies of the 2022 Form 5500, Form 5500-SF, IRS Form 5500-EZ and their related instructions.
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US Department of Labor finds child labor violations by operator of 13 greater Pittsburgh area McDonald’s locations, affecting 101 minor-aged workers
A federal investigation has found child labor violations involving 101 minor-aged workers at 13 McDonald’s locations in the greater Pittsburgh area operated by Santonastasso Enterprises LLC, based in Bridgeville.
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Statement on PBGC OIG Risk Advisory on Special Financial Assistance Final Rule
The Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program, established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, provides funds to severely underfunded multiemployer pension plans and ensures that millions of workers, retirees, and their families receive the pension benefits they earned through many years of hard work.
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PBGC Approves SFA Application for Central States Plan
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan (Central States Plan).
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PBGC Approves Supplemented SFA Application for Bricklayers Local 5 Plan
he Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the supplemented application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 5 New York Retirement Fund Pension Plan (Bricklayers Local 5 Plan).
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PBGC Approves Supplemented SFA Application for Iron Workers Local 17 Fund
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the supplemented application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Iron Workers Local 17 Pension Fund (Iron Workers Local 17 Fund).
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PBGC Approves Supplemented SFA Application for Teamsters 701 Plan
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the supplemented application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Mid-Jersey Trucking Industry and Teamsters Local 701 Pension Plan (Teamsters 701 Plan).
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PBGC Approves Supplemented SFA Application for Trucking Employees Plan
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the supplemented application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Trucking Employees of North Jersey Welfare Fund Inc. Pension Plan (Trucking Employees Plan).
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PBGC Approves Supplemented SFA Application for Trucking Employees Plan
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the supplemented application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Trucking Employees of North Jersey Welfare Fund Inc. Pension Plan (Trucking Employees Plan).
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PBGC Approves Supplemented SFA Application for Local 138 Plan
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the supplemented application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Local 138 Pension Plan (Local 138 Plan).
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