News from January 2020
By Labor Gazette | Jan 27, 2020
News Release: PHOENIX, AZ – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Chuy’s Mesquite Broiler – a restaurant based in Tucson, Arizona – will pay $114,964 in back wages and damages to 55 employees and $20,372 in civil penalties for violating minimum wage and overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Jan 27, 2020
News Release: LOS ANGELES, CA – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Care Center on Hazeltine LLC – a healthcare center in Van Nuys, California – has paid $13,640 in lost wages and liquidated damages to a former employee after the employer violated the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
By Labor Gazette | Jan 27, 2020
News Release: DELAIR, NJ – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Aluminum Shapes LLC for workplace safety and health hazards after a crane operator was injured in August 2019 at the aluminum manufacturer’s Delair, New Jersey, foundry. The company faces $169,524 in penalties for these violations.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 27, 2020
News Release: ORLANDO, FL – In a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Shooting Gallery Range Inc. – a shooting range based in Orlando, Florida – has agreed to pay an employee $30,000 in back wages and compensatory damages. The settlement is reflected in a U.S. District Court consent judgment issued Jan. 24, 2020.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 27, 2020
News Release: HARMONY, PA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Metarko Excavating LLC for exposing employees to trenching hazards at a Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, worksite. The company faces $59,311 in penalties.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 27, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $22 million in new grant funding to promote labor law enforcement and help end exploitative labor practices in at least five trade partner countries. The funds will support projects to combat abusive labor practices, including ...
By Labor Gazette | Jan 27, 2020
News Release: LOS ANGELES, CA – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Care Center on Hazeltine LLC – a healthcare center in Van Nuys, California – has paid $13,640 in lost wages and liquidated damages to a former employee after the employer violated the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
By Labor Gazette | Jan 27, 2020
News Release: PHOENIX, AZ – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Chuy’s Mesquite Broiler – a restaurant based in Tucson, Arizona – will pay $114,964 in back wages and damages to 55 employees and $20,372 in civil penalties for violating minimum wage and overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By Labor Gazette | Jan 27, 2020
News Release: HARMONY, PA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Metarko Excavating LLC for exposing employees to trenching hazards at a Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, worksite. The company faces $59,311 in penalties.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 27, 2020
News Release: ORLANDO, FL – In a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Shooting Gallery Range Inc. – a shooting range based in Orlando, Florida – has agreed to pay an employee $30,000 in back wages and compensatory damages. The settlement is reflected in a U.S. District Court consent judgment issued Jan. 24, 2020.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 27, 2020
News Release: DELAIR, NJ – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Aluminum Shapes LLC for workplace safety and health hazards after a crane operator was injured in August 2019 at the aluminum manufacturer’s Delair, New Jersey, foundry. The company faces $169,524 in penalties for these violations.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 27, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $22 million in new grant funding to promote labor law enforcement and help end exploitative labor practices in at least five trade partner countries. The funds will support projects to combat abusive labor practices, including ...
By Labor Gazette | Jan 27, 2020
News Release: SOLON, IA – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), E & J Electric Inc. – based in Solon, Iowa, and operates as both E & J Electric Inc. & E & J Geothermal Inc. – has paid $126,420 in back wages to 25 current and former employees for violating the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By DOT News Wire | Jan 27, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jan 27, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Jan. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jan 27, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Jan. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jan 27, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jan 27, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jan 27, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jan 27, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
