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Federal court orders San Juan restaurants, owners to pay $31,000 for wage, recordkeeping violations
A federal judge is ordering two San Juan eateries and their owners to pay $31,630 to 19 workers for back wages after an investigation discovered they violated federal law.
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DOL reminds employers about compliance requirements 'to ensure the experience is safe and beneficial for workers'
The U.S. Department of Labor is reminding employers to familiarize themselves with requirements to provide a rewarding and safe work environment as the summer season ramps up.
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DOL recovers more than $72,000 in back wages, damages for employees of California construction company
A Southern California construction company was recently found liable for $72,342 in back wages and liquidated damages by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) after investigators found 12 employees were not paid for work performed before and after scheduled shifts.
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Louisville country club operator fined for wage, child labor violations
A Louisville, Kentucky country club operator has recently been ordered to pay nearly $28,000 in back pay and fines by the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) for violations including paying some employees below minimum wage and failing to uphold child labor requirements.
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U.S. Department of Labor issues enforcement policy for ERISA fee transparency requirements
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued a temporary enforcement policy for brokers and consultants of Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) health plans, requiring them disclose their compensation to clients.
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U.S. Department of Labor recovers over $33,000 in back wages for 5 employees of North Carolina plumbing company
A North Carolina plumbing company was found by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) to have violated the Davis-Bacon Act by paying five employees under the prevailing wage, resulting in over $33,000 of back wages recovered.
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U.S. Department of Labor rescinds Form T-1 rule for labor unions
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently rescinded the requirement for labor unions valued at $250,000 or greater to submit a Form T-1 due to the information already being readily available elsewhere.
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DOL awards $8.4 million grant to fight child labor in Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently awarded $8.4 million to the Pan American Development Foundation to help address child labor and inhumane working conditions in Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala.
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Florida contractor facing imprisonment after failing to abide by court order, pay over $2 million in OSHA fines
A Jacksonville, Florida roofing contractor faces possible jail time after failing to abide by numerous court orders calling for remediation of safety hazards and the payment of over $2 million in penalties in an ongoing Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) case.
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DHS provides 20,000 additional H-2B visas to help ‘fuel our Nation’s historic economic recovery’
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor will supplement the H-2B cap with 20,000 additional temporary nonagricultural worker visas for fiscal year 2022.
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Partners of the Americas awarded $10 million to promote gender equity, reduce workplace discrimination in Mexico
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently awarded $10 million in funding to the Partners of the Americas for promoting gender equity and reducing workplace discrimination and harassment in Mexico.
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OSHA finds roofing contractors willfully ignored fall protections that ‘cost a young man his life’
Two Ohio-based roofing companies were recently found by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to have knowingly disregarded fall protections resulting in a 19-year-old employee’s death at Neville Island, Pennsylvania in June.
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Federal court orders operators of Massachusetts care facility to pay over $30,000 in legal fees, comply with OSHA subpoena
The operators of a behavioral health care facility in Attleboro, Massachusetts have recently been ordered to pay $30,515.63 in legal fees after failing to comply with an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued subpoena for video footage of violent incidents involving employees.
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DOL provides $5 million grant to promote workers’ rights in three Central American countries
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently awarded a $5 million grant to the American Center for International Labor Solidarity (ACILS) to assist in protecting workers’ rights in the agricultural sector in Honduras and Guatemala and the clothing industry in El Salvador.
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DOL awards $8 million grant to promote worker safety in El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently awarded an $8 million grant to support the improvement of workplace safety and employee health in El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala.
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DOL announces $90 million in YouthBuild program grants to help youth find employment
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is providing $90 million in YouthBuild program grants focused on occupational skills training, employment services and educational support for youth in poor communities.
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‘They deserve our appreciation, respect, protection’: DOL focuses on wage protection for caregivers
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently launched an initiative to protect professional caregivers from wage violations and reminded employers to abide by workers’ rights laws.
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DOL ‘will hold anyone found guilty of fraud accountable’: Louisville pharmacist sentenced in health care scheme
A Louisville pharmacist was recently sentenced to nine months in prison for fraudulently billing health care benefit plans by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.
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Pittsburgh’s Provision PGH misallocates over $41k in tips ‘in violation of the FLSA’
A federal investigation of illegal tips allocations by the Pittsburgh restaurant Provision PGH at the Federal Galley has recovered $41,560 for 12 employees.
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Florida-based logistics company shortchanged yard hostlers, denying them overtime pay
Boone Logistics Services LLC, a Florida-based logistics solutions provider, reportedly shortchanged the wages of 31 yard hostlers at its Texas distribution center, claiming they had not been entitled to overtime pay for their work.