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Department of Labor Recovers $85K in Owed Wages for Misclassified Mobile Home Transportation WorkersThe U.S. Department of Labor recently announced the recovery of nearly $85,000 in owed wages for 32 mobile home transportation drivers and laborers who were misclassified as independent contractors. The investigation focused on Paredes Inc., operating as Superior Service, a mobile home transportation company based in Maxwell, Texas.According to the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, the drivers and laborers were actually employees, not independent contractors as classified by Paredes Inc. The division found that the company violated federal law by failing to...
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The Department of Labor has unveiled a new interactive map aimed at highlighting more than 1,000 planned clean energy projects across the United States that have the potential to create good-paying jobs. This initiative is in line with the Biden-Harris administration's commitment to fostering job growth while addressing the pressing issue of climate change.Acting Secretary Julie Su emphasized the importance of the map, stating, "This map is a collaboration between the U.S. Department of Labor and other federal agencies to help ensure that the Biden-Harris administration’s...
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WASHINGTON – The Biden-Harris administration has finalized a rule aimed at increasing compensation thresholds for overtime eligibility, expanding protections for millions of workers across the nation.Effective July 1, 2024, the new rule will see the salary threshold for exempting salaried employees from federal overtime pay requirements rise to an annual salary of $43,888, with a further increase to $58,656 on Jan. 1, 2025. This initiative aims to provide more equitable treatment for lower-paid salaried workers in comparison to their hourly counterparts.Acting Secretary...
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The Biden-Harris administration has taken a significant step to safeguard the interests of retirement savers by updating the definition of an investment advice fiduciary. The U.S. Department of Labor has finalized the Retirement Security Rule, aiming to protect workers diligently saving for retirement who rely on trusted professionals for investment advice.According to Acting Secretary Julie Su, "America’s workers and their families rely on investment professionals for guidance as they save for retirement." The rule seeks to ensure that investment advice providers offer...
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The U.S. Department of Labor has once again cited Hanover Foods Corp. for exposing workers to numerous safety and health hazards, proposing penalties totaling $761,876. The violations were discovered at the company's Centre Hall facility in Pennsylvania.According to OSHA Area Director Kevin T. Chambers, the company was cited for 70 violations, including repeat, serious, and other-than-serious infractions related to Process Safety Management failures. Chambers stated, “Hanover Foods Corp. put its employees at risk of serious safety and health hazards by not complying with...
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Federal workplace safety investigators have determined that a Tampa-area construction contractor could have prevented a 37-year-old aerial lift operator from suffering fatal injuries after being struck by a boom as a crane tipped over during work on an Orlando highway ramp in October 2023.“The death of any worker is a terrible loss that leaves their family, friends and co-workers devastated. Their pain only worsened when learning the tragedy could have been prevented,” said OSHA Area Office Director Erin Sanchez in Orlando, Florida. “Our investigation found Concrete...
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The U.S. Department of Labor recently secured a significant judgment against a Virginia concrete contractor, Village Concrete Inc., ordering the company to pay almost $1.2 million in back wages, damages, and penalties. This judgment stems from the Department's investigation, which revealed that Village Concrete had misclassified 29 employees as independent contractors and failed to provide proper overtime pay.According to Wage and Hour Administrator Jessica Looman, the misclassification of employees has serious consequences, as it denies them essential benefits and...
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Giant Construction Corp., a contractor in Tamuning, faces penalties exceeding $1 million after federal inspectors discovered employees working in trenches without the required safety equipment. The company's employees were found installing sewer lines in deep trenches at a worksite in the Palisades Subdivision Project in Tiyan, Guam.OSHA Area Office Director Roger Forstner in Honolulu expressed concern over the situation, stating, “Giant Construction Corp. has shown a flagrant disregard for the safety of its employees and put workers at risk of serious and potentially...
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The U.S. Department of Labor has announced that four Arizona contractors have been ordered to pay over $3.2 million in owed wages and damages to a total of 890 workers after investigations revealed violations of labor laws. The contractors involved in the case are 4-E Painting LLC, Liberty Constructors LLC, BCK Coatings Inc., and Geronimo Wall Systems LLC.According to the department's Wage and Hour Division, the contractors willfully and recklessly shortchanged the affected workers and violated overtime and minimum wage provisions. Eric Murray, the Wage and Hour Division...
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An upstate New York court has accepted a mine manager's guilty plea to manslaughter in the second degree for causing the death of a mine mechanic in Grafton. Anthony Valente, the mine manager at a Grafton limestone quarry, admitted to recklessly operating a crane that resulted in the death of 35-year-old mechanic Darren Miller. Valente agreed to a six-month jail sentence and five years of probation, with a reporting date to jail set for June 14, 2024.Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety and Health, Chris Williamson, expressed, "Like every miner, Darren Miller had the right...
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The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $447,952 in back wages and damages for 60 workers after a federal investigation found that a Kern County employer had denied them overtime pay. The affected employees were excluded from overtime eligibility, leading to a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.According to Wage and Hour Division District Director Cesar Avila in Sacramento, "The U.S. Department of Labor is committed to ensuring that all workers receive a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work." The division was able to recover $223,976 in unpaid overtime wages...
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El Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. recuperó $447,952 en salarios y compensación por daños a operador de tres tiendas de alimentación del condado de Kern para 60 trabajadores después de que una investigación federal descubrió que el empleador ilegalmente negó pagar como sobretiempo las horas trabajadas por encima de 40 en una semana laboral.Según el director distrital de la División de Horas y Salarios, Cesar Avila, en Sacramento, "El Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. se compromete a garantizar que todos los trabajadores reciban un sueldo justo por una jornada de trabajo...