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Proposed Rule: Employee or Independent Contractor Classification under the FLSA Proposed Rule: Employee or Independent Contractor Classification under the FLSA

On October 26, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor extended the comment period deadline for this proposal to 11:59 p.m. ET on December 13, 2022.

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$952K for 74 Employees

$952K for 74 Employees

Three bakeries located in Danbury, Connecticut, and Mount Vernon, New York, and their owner/officer to pay nearly $1 million in back wages and liquidated damages to 74 employees to resolve FLSA violations.

$703K for 38 Employees

$703K for 38 Employees

We obtained a default judgment to recover $703,609 in back wages and damages for 38 employees denied overtime pay by a home healthcare company and its owner who also retaliated against workers.

$278K for Construction Workers

$278K for Construction Workers

A Virginia construction staffing agency and its owner who intentionally misclassified workers as independent contractors – a serious form of wage theft – must pay 208 construction workers $278,073.

Final Rule to Improve H-2A Visa Program

Final Rule to Improve H-2A Visa Program

We announced a final rule to amend H-2A temporary labor certification regulations to protect agricultural workers better, and to update the H-2A application and temporary labor certification process.

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Meet Our Portland, OR District Office

We're proud of our staff! This month, we'd like to introduce some of the investigators and staff that make up our amazing team at the WHD district office in Portland, Oregon.

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Track Your Hours: Just Tap the App

DOL-Timesheet App

Our DOL-Timesheet App helps track regular work hours, break time, and overtime hours. The app allows for comments, offers multiple pay frequency options and additional pay calculations.

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