Federal Court Awards $35.8 Million in Back Wages and Damages
Our probe led to one of the nation’s largest FLSA judgments, awarding $35.8 million in back wages and damages to 6,000 current and former workers employed by the operators of 15 residential skilled nursing, rehabilitation and assisted living facilities in Pennsylvania.
New Hampshire Tap Room to Pay $912K to 44 Workers
We recovered $912K for employees of a Londonderry brewery and restaurant that illegally kept workers' credit card tips and incorrectly exempted several salaried employees from overtime pay requirements.
$277K in Penalties for Nevada Pizza Shops That Employed Children Illegally
We assessed $277K in civil penalties after we found pizza shops in Las Vegas and Henderson employed dozens of children to perform dangerous tasks and work more hours than allowed on school days.
Puerto Rico Solar Company Pays $238K to Over 1,000 Workers
We recovered $238K in overtime wages owed to solar panel and system installers employed by a renewable energy company that failed to include various bonuses in their salaries and calculated overtime wages incorrectly.
Court Order Sought to Stop Improper Employment Practices Akin to Indentured Servitude
We are investigating an IT staffing agency that binds employees to their jobs, extracts huge sums from them if they leave the firm and forbids them from engaging in protected activity under federal law.
The Team That Exposed Child Labor Exploitation
"We really brought attention to a problem that most people didn't realize was so prevalent...we realized, this isn't a 100-year-old problem, this is a now problem." Check out The Federal News Network's interview with Shannon Rebolledo and Justin Uphold, the leaders of a major child labor investigation in meat packing plants.
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Davis-Bacon Act and Service Contract Act Prevailing Wage Seminar
When: August 29 from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET
EMPLEO: 20 Years of Fighting Worker Exploitation
This summer marks the 20th anniversary of Employment, Education, and Outreach (EMPLEO), a unique alliance of government agencies, consulates and nonprofit organizations dedicated to promoting labor rights awareness among immigrant communities across multiple states.