Us Dept of Labor Wage & Hour
Recent News About Us Dept of Labor Wage & Hour
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Guest workers often travel hundreds, if not thousands of miles from their native countries to the U.S.
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The operator of seven Fort Wayne area restaurants shortchanged 17 of its managers when the salary it paid was determined to be insufficient to relieve the employer of its overtime obligations.
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Guest workers often travel hundreds, if not thousands of miles from their native countries to the U.S. to perform seasonal work, much of it in the agricultural industry.
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The operator of seven Fort Wayne area restaurants shortchanged 17 of its managers when the salary it paid was determined to be insufficient to relieve the employer of its overtime obligations.
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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 will reportedly hire 100 new wage and hour investigators as part of its "significantly more hiring activity" expected later this year, the division acting administrator said in a news release.
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About one-third of adults with moderate disabilities participate in the workforce.
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By misclassifying 60 employees as independent contractors, a Detroit-area employer denied them their full wages and benefits and important protections under federal law – a situation now remedied by a U.S.