News from February 2022
By Press release submission | Feb 6, 2022
United States District Judge David M. Lawson approved the results of the referendum of the membership of the International United Auto Workers union and ordered the union to make a historic change to its constitution to provide for the direct election of the UAW’s officers, sometimes referred to as “one member, one vote,” pursuant to the process required under the Consent Decree between the United States and the UAW, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today.
By Press release submission | Feb 6, 2022
A Virginia inmate was sentenced today to 57 months in prison for his involvement in a scheme to obtain pandemic-related unemployment benefits by using the personal identifying information of over 30 other Virginia prison inmates.
By Press release submission | Feb 6, 2022
A federal investigation has recovered $47,088 for 30 employees from the operator of a Miramar Beach restaurant who denied them their rightfully earned overtime wages. Investigators with the U.S.
By Press release submission | Feb 6, 2022
What started as an investigation of a single Bowling Green-based caregiving provider became a sweeping review of six other franchise locations across three states when investigators uncovered systemic violations by the employer.
By Press release submission | Feb 6, 2022
A federal investigation recovered $23,358 in back wages for eight employees of a Pago Pago employer who failed to pay eight workers for work performed before and after their scheduled shifts.
By Press release submission | Feb 6, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that its Wage and Hour Division is seeking to add 100 investigators to its team to support its enforcement efforts including the protection of workers’ wages, migrant and seasonal workers, rights to family and medical leave and prevailing wage requirements for workers on federal contracts.
By Press release submission | Feb 6, 2022
A federal investigation recovered $96,973 in back wages and liquidated damages from the operator of 11 frozen yogurt shops in Washington and Oregon who allowed store managers to take a portion of workers’ tips illegally, and failed to pay some workers overtime wages when they worked over 40 hours in a workweek.
By Press release submission | Feb 6, 2022
A U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigation has determined Smokers Haven Inc. and owner Brett Scott violated the anti-retaliation, overtime and recordkeeping requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
By Press release submission | Feb 6, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor recovered $117,718 in back wages and liquidated damages to 33 workers after their employer in Hawaii recklessly denied them overtime wages they earned
By Press release submission | Feb 6, 2022
A federal court in Pennsylvania has ordered an Ardmore employer who denied more than $1.4 million in wages to hundreds of home care workers in the Philadelphia area to pay its workers more than $2.8 million in back wages and liquidated damages.Entered in the U.S.
By Press release submission | Feb 6, 2022
A federal court in Virginia has entered a judgment ordering a Norfolk-based medical staffing agency, which intentionally violated federal laws and denied 1,105 certified nursing aides, licensed practical nurses and registered nurses their rightfully earned overtime wages, to pay more than $7.2 million in back wages and liquidated damages.
By Press release submission | Feb 6, 2022
A federal judge has signed a consent order and judgment against a Madison Heights company and ordered fiduciaries of the company’s retirement plan to restore $50,764 in employee payroll-deducted retirement contributions and lost opportunity costs to the plan, and pay a $10,153 penalty for violating the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
By Press release submission | Feb 6, 2022
Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased 6.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, as output increased 9.2 percent and hours worked increased 2.4 percent.
By Press release submission | Feb 6, 2022
Unemployment rates were lower in December than a year earlier in 375 of the 389 metropolitan areas, higher in 13 areas, and unchanged in 1 area, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today
By Press release submission | Feb 6, 2022
The number of job openings was little changed at 10.9 million on the last business day of December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
By Press release submission | Feb 5, 2022
Private exporters reported cancellations of export sales of 380,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to China during the 2021/2022 marketing year.
By Press release submission | Feb 5, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the appointment of 35 members to serve on the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board.
By Press release submission | Feb 5, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to purchase Fresh Apples and Oranges for distribution to schools nationwide.
By Press release submission | Feb 5, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announces plans to purchase Applesauce Unsweetened Can-6/10 for distribution to various food nutrition assistance programs.
By Press release submission | Feb 5, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the appointment of four new members to the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB).
