US Department of Labor (DOL)
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Recent News About US Department of Labor (DOL)
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A Frisco residential builder received a hefty bill for unpaid overtime wages following a U.S. Department of Labor investigation.
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US Department of Labor recovers $79K in wages for 39 healthcare workers serving individuals with disabilities in Louisiana
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Too often, federal investigators find foreign-born workers brought to the U.S.
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Each year, hundreds of agricultural workers enter the U.S. with an H-2A visa and make the long trip toward the Texas Panhandle’s far northwest corner. In the small town of Dalhart at Larsen Farms – a sprawling potato farm operated by one of the nation’s largest growers – they work under an open sky, some spending long days in the hot sun harvesting the crop and repairing farm equipment while others keep warehouses operating.
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The U.S. Department of Labor found a West Columbia home healthcare provider shortchanged 36 employees who provide companionship and personal care for seniors, people with cognitive disorders, mothers of newborns and others who need assistance, by denying them the overtime wages they earned.
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Following a federal court order, the U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $139,068 in back wages and liquidated damages owed for 21 workers whose Houston employer misclassified them as independent contractors and failed to pay overtime wages.
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US Department of Labor recovers $137,838 in wages, damages For 71 home health care workers denied overtime
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The historic investment in our nation’s aging infrastructure made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law – signed by President Biden on Nov. 15, 2021 – will have a significant impact on those involved in federal construction contracts.
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Every day, millions of careworkers tend to the vital needs of people in communities nationwide.
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Employers’ names: Schuetz Enterprises Inc., operating as Regency Home Care Georgia1750 Old Spring House LaneAtlanta, GA 30338Edlyn Healthcare Services Inc.1755 N.
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Twenty-three employees of three Kentucky gas stations and convenience stores are now being paid for all the wages they earned after a U.S.
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The U.S. Department of Labor recovered $125,000 in back wages for 34 workers after an investigation found a subcontractor paid workers the incorrect prevailing wage rate.
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A recent investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found Dos Amigos Burritos LLC, a Concord restaurant operator, improperly included managers in its tip pool.
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The U.S. Department of Labor announced today a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking by the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration to improve worker safety and health by ensuring the agency’s general industry and construction industry rules reflect current industry practice and state-of-the-art technology.
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The U.S. Department of Labor has filed suit against a Florida security contractor that terminated a worker after they raised concerns in a work group chat on a secure messaging app about safe firearm storage and coronavirus-related workplace hazards, including a lack of physical distancing and other potential exposure risks.
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The Department of Labor on Jan. 31 announced that state grants of $15 million will be available to focus on improving state unemployment systems.
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The U.S. Department of Labor on Jan. 31 announced through a press release that they have opened up the application process for the 2022 Hire Vets Medallion Award.
