News from August 2019

By Labor Gazette | Aug 26, 2019
News Release: MOUNT DORA, FL - After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), AG Labor LLC – based in Plant City, Florida – has paid $16,332 in back wages and damages to 44 employees for violating requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the H-2A visa program. The employer also paid $2,082 in civil money penalties for the H-2A violations.

By Labor Gazette | Aug 26, 2019
News Release: ORLANDO, FL – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Flipper's Pizza T. & B. Inc. – operating 11 Central Florida Flippers Pizzeria restaurants – has paid $27,425 in back wages to 70 employees for violating the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The employer also paid $1,810 in civil money penalties for a child labor violation.

By Labor Gazette | Aug 26, 2019
News Release: CHATTANOOGA, TN – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has ordered the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to reinstate a former employee who TVA placed on paid administrative leave, and then later terminated in retaliation for raising nuclear safety concerns.

By Labor Gazette | Aug 26, 2019
News Release: PHILADELPHIA, PA – After a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Labor, federal contractor Cintas Corp. – based in Cincinnati, Ohio – has agreed to pay $424,463 in back pay and interest to resolve hiring and pay discrimination allegations against 197 applicants and employees.

By Labor Gazette | Aug 26, 2019
News Release: CHARLOTTE, NC – The U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, Charlotte Division, has entered a consent judgment and order between the U.S. Department of Labor and Steven Matthew Good, William H. Winn Jr., SmartCore LLC, and the SmartCore LLC Group Health Benefit Plan requiring them to pay $21,404 to the plan participants to cover unpaid medical claims or to reimburse their contributions to the plan.
By DOJ Gazette | Aug 26, 2019
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Aug. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Aug 26, 2019
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Aug. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Aug 26, 2019
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Aug. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Aug 26, 2019
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Aug. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Aug 26, 2019
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Aug. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 26, 2019
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Aug. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Aug 26, 2019
The US State Department published a two page notice on Aug. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Aug 26, 2019
The US Energy Department published a two page proposed rule on Aug. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Fed News Journal | Aug 26, 2019
The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Aug. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Fed News Journal | Aug 26, 2019
The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on Aug. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Fed News Journal | Aug 26, 2019
The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Aug. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 26, 2019
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Aug. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Aug 26, 2019
The US Justice Department published a three page notice on Aug. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Aug 26, 2019
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Aug. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 26, 2019
The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Aug. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.