News published on Federal Newswire in February 2020

News from February 2020


U.S. Department of Labor Conducting Wage Survey of Guam’s Building, Heavy, Highway and Residential Construction Projects

News Release: HAGATNA, GUAM – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is conducting a building, heavy, highway and residential construction survey in Guam to collect data to establish prevailing wage rates, as required under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts.


U.S. Department of Labor Recovers Back Wages and Damages  For Oklahoma Healthcare Workers

News Release: CUSHING, OK – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), AHS Cushing Hospital LLC – operating as Hillcrest Hospital Cushing in Cushing, Oklahoma – has paid $30,488 in back wages and liquidated damages to 12 employees to resolve violations of the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).


Saipan Waste Collection Company Pays Employees $30,077 in Back Wages, Damages, After U.S. Department of Labor Finds Overtime Violations

News Release: HONOLULU, HI – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), AYD Services Inc. – a Saipan-based provider of environmental and waste collection services – has paid $30,077 in back wages and liquidated damages to 21 employees for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) overtime requirements. The employer also paid $17,976 in civil penalties as a repeat and willful violator of the FLSA’s wage standards.


U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Results in Austin Restaurant Paying $98,520 in Owed Wages, Damages to Employees

News Release: AUSTIN, TX – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Polvos I LLC – doing business as Polvo’s Mexican Restaurant in Austin, Texas – has paid $98,520 in back wages and liquidated damages to 19 employees to resolve overtime violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).


U.S. Department of Labor to Host Roundtable to Discuss H-2A Program  At Kansas State University Agricultural Research Center on Feb. 25, 2020

News Release: HAYS, KS ­- The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) will host an Agricultural Roundtable Event focusing on compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the H-2A Temporary Agricultural Employment of Foreign Workers Visa Program under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The event will take place Feb. 25, 2020, at the Kansas State University (KSU) Agricultural Research Center in Hays, Kansas.


U.S. Department of Labor and New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions Partner to Protect the State’s Workforce and Enforce Wage Laws

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, NM – The U.S. Department of Labor and the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to expand and improve the protection of New Mexico's workforce, strengthen enforcement of wage laws and level the playing field for responsible employers.


U.S. Secretary of Labor Scalia Highlights Workforce Development and the President’s Trade Agreements in Central Florida

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia traveled to Orlando and Tampa, Florida. In Orlando, he participated in a roundtable discussion with government and business leaders at Enterprise Florida, Inc., and gave remarks at the International Franchise Association’s 60th Annual Convention. ...


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a six page notice on Feb. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Feb. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Feb. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Feb. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Feb. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Feb. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Feb. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.