Katelyn Walker Mooney
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Labor Department renews worker protection partnership with Travis County DA
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has renewed its memorandum of understanding with the Travis County District Attorney’s Office.
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Window cleaning firm fined $29K for child labor violations
A window cleaning company in Grand Rapids has been ordered to pay $29,210 in civil penalties for employing minors in hazardous tasks.
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New Hampshire landscaper ordered to pay $310K for wage violations
The U.S. Department of Labor has successfully recovered $310,193 in back wages and liquidated damages from Ulster Property Services LLC and its owner Kieran Rice.
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Pizza Parlor agrees to pay penalties over child labor law violations
Diners at a pizza restaurant in Iron River, Wisconsin, will soon notice teenage employees wearing shirts or name tags in different colors.
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California home care providers ordered to repay unpaid wages
Federal investigators have uncovered significant wage violations among home healthcare providers in California, affecting numerous workers.
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Marco’s Pizza franchisee fined $207K for child labor violations
The U.S. Department of Labor has uncovered child labor violations at two Marco’s Pizza locations in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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Department of Labor recovers unpaid wages from California care providers
More than 700,000 individuals work in California to provide essential home health or personal care services.
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Labor Dept files suit against Indy health firms over alleged wage law violations
In 2018, federal investigators cited Hahn March for failing to pay overtime wages to employees at Aging and Disabled Home Healthcare in Indiana.
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Court orders PA healthcare agency to pay $810K over wage violations
A federal court has mandated a home healthcare agency in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, to pay $810,320 in back wages and damages to 196 workers.
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Abiomed resolves gender discrimination allegations with $57K settlement
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a conciliation agreement with Abiomed Inc., a federal medical equipment supplier, to address allegations of gender-based promotion discrimination at its Danvers, Massachusetts headquarters.
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Labor Department awards over $10.5M for mine safety training
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced the allocation of over $10.5 million in grants through its Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).
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Mine safety conference set for Nov 12-15 at National Mine Health Academy
The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) will host its annual Training Resources Applied to Mining (TRAM) conference in Beaver, West Virginia, from November 12 to 15.
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Crystal Lake contractor fined $287K by OSHA for repeated safety violations
Federal inspectors have issued citations to 595 Construction LLC, a contractor based in Crystal Lake, Illinois, for eight safety violations.
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Labor Department sues Puerto Rican firms over alleged excessive fees
The U.S. Department of Labor has initiated legal action against two Puerto Rico-based service providers and their executives, alleging excessive fees and self-dealing related to employer-sponsored health benefit plans.
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Machinists accept new contract with Boeing following labor negotiations
Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su commented on the recent vote by members of the International Association of Machinists to approve a new contract proposal from the Boeing Company.
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UT Southwestern resolves racial hiring discrimination claims with $900K settlement
The U.S. Department of Labor and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have reached a conciliation agreement. The university will pay $900,000 in back wages and interest to resolve allegations of systemic racial hiring discrimination at its Dallas facility. This agreement addresses issues affecting 6,123 Black applicants.
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Grand Rapids restaurant ordered to pay $105K for wage violations
A federal court has mandated The Saucy Crab and its owner, Jixi Qiu, to compensate 28 former employees with $105,000 in back wages and liquidated damages. This decision follows the cessation of operations by the Grand Rapids restaurant in October 2022.
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Federal court orders Milwaukee chicken franchises to pay $442K over labor violations
A federal court has mandated the operators of four Milwaukee-area chicken franchise restaurants to pay $442,140 to 29 employees. This order follows an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin directed Chicken Palace LLC and Valdemar Escobar, owner of two Milwaukee locations and two in Kenosha and Waukesha, to compensate affected workers with $221,070 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages. Additionally, a civil money penalty of $10,000 was imposed for willful Fair Labor Standards Act violations.
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Texas firm cited for safety violations after worker injury
Federal safety investigators have concluded that Artco-Bell Corp., a furniture manufacturer in Temple, Texas, could have prevented an employee's severe hand and arm injuries by installing necessary machine guards. The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted the investigation following an incident in April 2024. During the incident, a worker was injured when a garden hose used for cleaning machine rollers became entangled, pulling the worker’s arm into the machinery.
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Florida water park fined $151K for repeated child labor violations
The U.S. Department of Labor has mandated a Jacksonville Beach water park to pay $151,606 in penalties after it was found to have violated child labor laws. This decision follows an investigation by the department's Wage and Hour Division into 1944 Beach Boulevard LLC, which operates Adventure Landing.