News from April 2019
By Labor Gazette | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: KANSAS CITY, MO – The U.S. District Court in the Western District of Missouri has granted a motion sanctioning Scratch Bakery KC LLC – based in Kansas City, Missouri – for refusing to comply with a federal subpoena to provide documents to the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) to determine compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: WEST POINT, MS – West Point Fast Break Inc. – a gas station and convenience store based in West Point, Mississippi – will pay $29,726 in back wages to 15 employees after a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation found the employer violated minimum wage, overtime, and recordkeeping requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: LOS ANGELES, CA – Rito Alcala, a Littlerock, California, trucking company has paid $108,762 in back wages and benefits to 46 employees after the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) found the company violated federal contract provisions of the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA).
By Labor Gazette | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: GAINESVILLE, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Hiebert Bros Construction LLC for exposing employees to fall hazards after a worker was injured from a 26-foot fall at a construction worksite in Gainesville, Florida. The company faces penalties of $56,828.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of an opioid-crisis Dislocated Worker Grant (DWG) to the Michigan Talent Investment Agency for up to $1,809,752, with $800,000 released initially. This grant funding will address the workforce impacts of the opioid crisis in Macomb ...
By Labor Gazette | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: CHICAGO, IL – The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has sentenced Lake County, Illinois-based business owner Richard Booy, to serve five years imprisonment followed by an additional three years of supervised release, and to make $1,439,678 million in restitution for defrauding ...
By Labor Gazette | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: GAINESVILLE, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Hiebert Bros Construction LLC for exposing employees to fall hazards after a worker was injured from a 26-foot fall at a construction worksite in Gainesville, Florida. The company faces penalties of $56,828.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: LOS ANGELES, CA – Rito Alcala, a Littlerock, California, trucking company has paid $108,762 in back wages and benefits to 46 employees after the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) found the company violated federal contract provisions of the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA).
By Labor Gazette | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: CHICAGO, IL – The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has sentenced Lake County, Illinois-based business owner Richard Booy, to serve five years imprisonment followed by an additional three years of supervised release, and to make $1,439,678 million in restitution for defrauding ...
By Labor Gazette | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: WEST POINT, MS – West Point Fast Break Inc. – a gas station and convenience store based in West Point, Mississippi – will pay $29,726 in back wages to 15 employees after a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation found the employer violated minimum wage, overtime, and recordkeeping requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of an opioid-crisis Dislocated Worker Grant (DWG) to the Michigan Talent Investment Agency for up to $1,809,752, with $800,000 released initially. This grant funding will address the workforce impacts of the opioid crisis in Macomb ...
By Labor Gazette | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: KANSAS CITY, MO – The U.S. District Court in the Western District of Missouri has granted a motion sanctioning Scratch Bakery KC LLC – based in Kansas City, Missouri – for refusing to comply with a federal subpoena to provide documents to the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) to determine compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: ATLANTA, GA – An Atlanta, Georgia-based warehouse and food distributor for restaurants in the Southeast U.S. will pay $1,794,753 in back wages and liquidated damages to 130 employees and $36,414 in penalties after the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) found violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: ONTARIO, CA – FLS Transportation Services (USA) Inc. – a logistics company based in Chicago, Illinois, providing transportation services for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) – has paid $507,455 to 41 employees after the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) found the employer violated federal contract provisions of the McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act (SCA).
By Labor Gazette | Apr 8, 2019
News Release: EL CENTRO, CA – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), N Your Home – an in-home nursing care service employer based in El Centro, California – will pay $144,080 to 36 employees for violating overtime and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By DOJ Gazette | Apr 8, 2019
The US Justice Department published a three page notice on April 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 8, 2019
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on April 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 8, 2019
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on April 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Apr 8, 2019
The US State Department published a two page notice on April 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Apr 8, 2019
The US State Department published a one page notice on April 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
