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Sysco West Coast Florida Inc., a subsidiary of food service distributor Sysco Corp., has agreed to pay $133,625 in back wages and interest to resolve alleged hiring discrimination against 95 female applicants for outbound selector positions at its Palmetto facility. The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) conducted a routine compliance review and found that the employer's hiring practices violated Executive Order 11246."Federal contractors like Sysco West Coast Florida are required to make certain its employment practices comply...
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WASHINGTON – In one of the largest wage violation settlements ever reached for U.S. poultry workers, a federal court in Los Angeles has entered a consent judgment that orders Fu Qian Chen Lu, Bruce Shu Hua Lok and others as owners and operators of a network of California poultry processors and distributors to pay $4.8 million in back wages and damages to 476 workers and $221,919 in penalties after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation.The settlement arises from a case where the employers were found to have illegally employed children, some as young as 14 years old, to...
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The Department of Labor has successfully recovered $538K in back wages and damages from a Maryland residential rehabilitation provider, Divine Connect Care Inc., for 37 landscaping workers who were denied full pay. The investigation revealed that the employer failed to pay non-exempt direct support staff the required overtime premium for hours worked over 40 in a week, as well as failed to pay one employee for all hours worked.John L. DuMont, the Wage and Hour Division District Director in Pittsburgh, expressed, “Our investigators found Divine Connect Care failed to pay...
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The Department of Labor has announced that the Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health for Part E of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act will be convening on May 8-9, 2024, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The meetings, which are focused on providing compensation and medical benefits to nuclear weapons workers affected by exposure to toxic substances, will be open to the public.According to the announcement, the 12-member advisory board, including members from scientific, medical, and claimant communities, is appointed by the Secretary...
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The Department of Labor in Louisiana has successfully recovered $422,484 in back wages and damages for 219 workers employed by home care providers in Baton Rouge, Greensburg, and Shreveport. The workers, employed by five companies - Assisted Hands LLC, Joy PCA Services LLC, Our Grace LLC, Quality Community Homes LLC, and We Care Sitting Services LLC - were found to have been shortchanged due to improper employment practices in the industry.According to Wage and Hour Division District Director Troy Mouton in New Orleans, the misclassification of employees as independent...
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NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – A recent U.S. Department of Labor inspection has revealed concerning safety lapses at Detyens Shipyards Inc. in North Charleston, resulting in the tragic death of a 41-year-old worker. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) found that the shipyard's negligence led to the fatal fall, marking the fourth employee fatality in five years.OSHA Area Office Director Kim Morton expressed grave concern over the recurring safety issues at Detyens Shipyards, stating, "For the fourth time in five years, Detyens Shipyards failed in its primary...
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The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently investigated a tragic incident at an Arcadia worksite where a 31-year-old steel erector lost his life due to a fall. The investigation revealed that the employer, Landmark Erecting Inc. of Hahira, failed to enforce safety regulations, leading to the fatal accident.According to OSHA Area Director Danelle Jindra in Tampa, Florida, "Landmark Erecting’s repeated failure to follow required safeguards to protect employees from falls, especially after we cited the company less than a...
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The Department of Labor has unveiled a new initiative aimed at enhancing housing services for migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their dependents. In an announcement made today, the department revealed that there is $6.5 million in grants available for organizations to improve the delivery of safe and sanitary housing solutions for this vulnerable population.According to the Department of Labor, the funding, which is authorized by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, will focus on connecting eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their dependents to both...
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The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has concluded an investigation into the death of a licensed practical nurse, Joyce Grayson, during a home visit in Willimantic, Connecticut. The investigation found that Elara Caring, one of the nation's largest home-based care providers, failed to protect its employees from workplace violence.OSHA cited Jordan Health Care Inc. and New England Home Care Inc., both operating as Elara Caring, for not implementing adequate measures to safeguard employees from the dangers of workplace...
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The Department of Labor is encouraging employers and stakeholders in North Carolina’s highway construction industry to participate in a statewide survey to help establish prevailing wage rates for construction workers on federally funded and assisted projects. According to the department, the prevailing wage rates should reflect the actual wages and fringe benefits paid to construction workers in the county where the work takes place."This survey requests information about wages paid by employers on highway construction projects in North Carolina where construction...
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has found an operator of seven Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers franchise locations in Alabama guilty of violating child labor laws. The investigation revealed that 149 children under the age of 16 were allowed to work longer than legally permitted, and a 15-year-old employee was unlawfully allowed to operate a manual deep fryer.
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced a grant of $65 million, aimed at providing training to colleges working with infrastructure-related sectors to develop skilled workers. The funds will be managed by the department’s Employment and Training Administration.
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SK Battery America Inc., an electric battery manufacturer based in Commerce, Georgia, is facing $77,000 in fines for exposing its approximately 3,100 employees to serious safety and health hazards. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) revealed that a lithium battery fire in October 2023 could have exposed workers to permanent respiratory damage.
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Forge Industrial Staffing, a Michigan-based temporary employment agency, has filed objections to a magistrate judge's recommendation in a subpoena dispute case between the company and the U.S. Department of Labor. The department issued the subpoenas in its investigation into child labor allegations.
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The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement has urged the Mexican government to investigate a manufacturing facility operated by Servicios Industriales. The request comes in response to allegations of workers' rights violations at the facility, located in Nuevo León, Mexico.
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The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division has imposed a fine of $479,983 on a Park Hills, Missouri-based vegetable farming and packing company following an investigation that revealed the amount owed to 208 workers. The settlement was recently announced by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
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A forklift operator at Boston’s Logan International Airport has been fined $46,096 by the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for four serious work-related violations. The investigation was initiated following the death of an employee working for the company in August.
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Hydrogen sulfide gas was identified as the toxin that led to the death of an employee at a truck washing company in Liberal, Kansas, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. The incident also resulted in two other workers being hospitalized as they were cleaning tanker trailers for the company.
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has imposed a fine of $438,625 on a Mercedes-Benz manufacturing facility in Alabama for violations related to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The fine pertains to back wages owed after two workers were dismissed following their requests for FMLA leave. The total amount also includes liquidated damages and unpaid bonuses as part of the recovered compensation.
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A trench collapse in Georgia, which led to the hospitalization of one worker and the tragic death of another aged 20, could have been avoided, says the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). The department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has found that a plumbing contractor based in Macon, Georgia, failed to ensure adherence to safety protocols.