December 20, 2024

Court orders 3 West Michigan taco restaurants to pay $823K in back wages, damages to 177 workers shortchanged minimum wage, overtime

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A federal court has ordered the owner of three West Michigan taco restaurants to pay 177 workers a total of $823,326 after the court granted the U.S. Department of Labor’s request for summary judgment, concluding that the restaurants operated an illegal tip pool that led to violations of federal minimum wage and overtime regulations.

December 20, 2024

US Department of Labor, Office of the Trade Representative announce resolution of alleged labor rights’ denial at Hidalgo manufacturer

WASHINGTON – The U.S. and Mexican governments have announced the successful resolution to a Rapid Response Labor Mechanism petition alleging the denial of workers’ rights at Odisa Concrete Equipment, a manufacturer in Hidalgo. 

December 20, 2024

US Department of Labor awards Florida $1.5M in funding to support jobs, training services in 21 counties affected by opioid crisis

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $1.5 million in grant funding to Florida’s Department of Commerce to assist people affected by the health and economic effects of widespread opioid use, addiction and overdose.

December 19, 2024

US Department of Labor recovers $290K in back wages, damages from Georgia hotel operator that denied 95 employees overtime

Employer:                  

YK Murli LLC operating as Baymont Inn & Suites 

 

Employer address:    

8220 South Main St.

Helen, GA 30545

 

December 19, 2024

US Department of Labor awards grant to combat child labor, improve working conditions in gold production in Tanzania

WASHINGTONThe U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of a $4 million cooperative agreement to Pact(link is external), a leading international development organization, to support the United Republic of Tanzania’s efforts to address child labor and promote acceptable conditions of work in artisanal and small-scale gold production. 

December 19, 2024

US Department of Labor announces settlement with Amazon requiring corporate-wide ergonomic measures at facilities across the country

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Amazon have entered into a corporate-wide settlement to help better protect employees from hazardous working conditions leading to serious lower back and other musculoskeletal disorders at Amazon facilities. The settlement agreement resolves the department’s multiple ergonomics cases against Amazon.com Services LLC, in the first major multi-site investigation brought by OSHA in over a decade. 

December 19, 2024

US Department of Labor awards $3.5M to provide training services for Montana workers in 9 counties displaced by Sibanye-Stillwater layoffs

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an award of $3.5 million to the Montana Department of Labor and Industry for employment and training services for people in the state’s communities affected by the Sibanye-Stillwater mine layoffs. 

December 19, 2024

US Department of Labor announces latest actions to secure sustainability of Job Corps program

WASHINGTON – The Department of Labor today announced new actions to secure the long-term stability of the Job Corps program and ensure this critical program operates within Congressionally appropriated funding levels. Specifically, the department will enter into negotiations with contractors who operate the non-federally operated Job Corps Centers nationwide in order to achieve savings that minimally impact services to students at those centers.

December 19, 2024

Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report

In the week ending December 14, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 220,000, a decrease of 22,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 242,000. The 4-week moving average was 225,500, an increase of 1,250 from the previous week's unrevised average of 224,250.

December 18, 2024

Minneapolis restaurant group Boludo will pay $105K in back wages, damages, penalties after US Department of Labor finds overtime violations

MINNEAPOLIS – Four Minneapolis restaurants with shared ownership will pay $105,784 in back wages, damages and penalties to resolve violations identified by U.S. Department of Labor, including illegally firing an employee who cooperated with investigators.

December 17, 2024

El Departamento de Trabajo obtiene sentencia de consentimiento que prohíbe que un contratista de Massachusetts tome represalias contra empleados

Fecha de acción:                                22 de noviembre de 2024

December 17, 2024

Department of Labor secures consent judgment prohibiting Massachusetts contractor from retaliating against employees

Date of action:                                   Nov. 22, 2024

Type of action:                                  Consent judgment and order

December 17, 2024

US Department of Labor recovers $125K in back wages, damages from operators of 3 Chicago area restaurants for 53 workers denied overtime

Employers:    D’Nuez Corp.

                            Antonio Rendon

                            Albino Rendon           

December 16, 2024

US Department of Labor fines Des Plaines solar contractor $288K in penalties for exposing workers to deadly fall hazards

DES PLAINES, IL – The U.S. Department of Labor has cited a solar panel and battery storage company with two repeat safety violations after federal investigators found the company exposed workers to deadly fall hazards twice within three months. 

December 16, 2024

Department of Labor welcomes President Biden as newest Hall of Honor inductee

WASHINGTON – Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su today honored President Joe Biden by announcing his induction to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Hall of Honor. 

During an event establishing former Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins’ homestead as a national monument, Acting Secretary Su lauded the nation’s leader for his tireless support of U.S. workers and labor unions before bestowing the department’s high honor on the President. 

December 16, 2024

Court orders founder, operator of 6 Teriyaki Grill locations in Utah to pay $198K in wages, damages to 20 workers shortchanged overtime

SALT LAKE CITY  The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment and injunction against the operator of six Teriyaki Grill locations in Utah who denied 20 employees their legally earned overtime wages.

December 16, 2024

Department of Labor recovers $355K in back wages, damages from Louisiana home care providers for 114 workers deprived of full wages

 NEW ORLEANS  More than 100 people working as home care companions will receive their share of nearly $355,000 in back wages and damages after investigations by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division of two southern Louisiana home care providers under common ownership. 

December 16, 2024

Acting Secretary Su issues statement on President Biden’s designation of the Frances Perkins National Monument

WASHINGTON – President Biden, alongside Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su and Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, today announced the designation of the Frances Perkins National Monument in Newcastle, Maine, at the homestead of former Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins. Secretary Perkins was the first woman cabinet secretary and the longest serving Secretary of Labor.

Acting Secretary Su has issued the following statement:

December 16, 2024

US Department of Labor awards $600K to provide jobs, training services for Kansas workers displaced by General Motors layoffs

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $601,782 to the Kansas Local Workforce Investment Area III Inc. to support employment and training services for people affected by General Motors layoffs to occur between November 2024 and January 2025.