$1M for 54 Landscaping Workers
Dario's Landscaping will pay $1.1M in back wages, damages, penalties and interest after we found overtime and H-2B program violations in New York.
Injunction Sought to Stop Illegal Child Labor
We found children employed in Iowa and Virginia on overnight shifts to clean dangerous kill floor equipment at meat processing facilities.
$1M in Back Wages for 859 Workers in Texas
We recovered more than $1M in back wages for home healthcare workers who were denied minimum wage and overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Enhanced Penalty Assessed After Teen Worker's Death
We assessed a civil money penalty of $117K after an Alabama roofing contractor employed a 15-year-old to work on a roof in violation of federal child labor laws.
Repeated and Willful Violations Found in Guam
We recovered $547K in back wages and damages for 139 employees of a federal construction contractor who shortchanged them in violation of federal labor laws.
Celebrating African American History, Now and Always
Sacha Butts, an investigator in Los Angeles, shared her perspective on Black History Month in a recent interview. Learn more about her military background, work experiences and her commitment to celebrating the achievements of African Americans throughout the year.
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Constructing Equity: Empowering Women in Construction
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Virtual agricultural seminar for employers, workers and other stakeholders
When: March 28 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT
Hours Worked = Hours Paid
Having a job should be straightforward – you work and then you get paid. But we sometimes uncover illegal schemes employers use to deny workers their rightful wages. Check out our new blog to learn how we recently helped hospitality workers in Tennessee and Florida get the paychecks they earned.