May 3, 2022

US Department of Labor recovers $87K in wages for pest control technicians denied overtime in Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas

Employer name:                    Arrow Pest Control of Baton Rouge Inc.,

                                                      doing business as Arrow Termite and Pest Control Co.

May 2, 2022

US Department of Labor initiatives promote ‘safety’ of industry workers’ wages, employer compliance during National Construction Safety Week

WASHINGTON – Hard-working people in the construction industry in the U.S. build our homes, erect our roads and bridges, and raise our buildings skyward. They also strive to expand and strengthen the nation’s information infrastructure to better connect us and make the country more resilient at times of crisis.

May 2, 2022

White Plains fencing installation companies pay $206K in wages, damages to 18 employees to resolve overtime, recordkeeping, misclassification violations

WHITE PLAINS, NY – Following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, two commonly owned and located White Plains fencing installation contractors paid a total of $206,904 – $103,452 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages – to 18 employees to resolve violations of the overtime and recordkeeping requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Division investigators found that Colony Fence Inc. and Nico Fence CO LLC:

May 2, 2022

Unas empresas de instalación de cercas de White Plains pagan $206,000 en salarios y daños y perjuicios a 18 empleados para resolver violaciones de horas extras, mantenimiento de registros y clasificación errónea

WHITE PLAINS, NY - Después de una investigación de la División de Horas y Salarios del Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU., dos empresas asociadas de contratistas de instalación de cercas en White Plains pagó un total de $206,904 -$103,452 en salarios atrasados y una cantidad equivalente por daños y perjuicios- a 18 empleados para resolver violaciones de los requisitos de horas extras y mantenimiento de registros de la Ley de Normas Laborales Justas.

May 2, 2022

Las iniciativas del Departamento de Trabajo de Estados Unidos promueven la ‘seguridad’ de los salarios de trabajadores y el cumplimiento por empleadores durante la Semana Nacional de Seguridad en la Construcción

WASHINGTON - Los trabajadores en la industria de construcción de los EE. UU. construyen nuestras casas, carreteras, puentes y edificios. También se esfuerzan para expandir y fortalecer la infraestructura de información de la nación para conectarnos mejor y hacer que el país sea más resiliente en tiempos de crisis.

April 29, 2022

US Department of Labor announces listening sessions for workers, advocates, union representatives on possible revisions to overtime regulations

ATLANTA ─ The U.S. Department of Labor announced today a series of listening sessions with workers, employers and workplace stakeholders on potential revisions to regulations used to enforce the Fair Labor Standards Act’s minimum wage and overtime exemptions for executive, administrative and professional employees.

April 28, 2022

US Department of Labor recovers more than $29K for 15 workers after finding Florida hotel owner denied workers overtime

Employer:                              Fernwood Land LLC – operating as Executive Inn

Investigation site:                  9424 Front Beach Road

Panama City Beach, Florida 32407

April 28, 2022

US Department of Labor finds employer’s pay practices denied 7 Michigan residential healthcare workers $94K in back wages

LANSING, MI – Residential healthcare workers often provide around-the-clock assistance with essential daily living tasks for some of our most vulnerable people. Theirs, however, is an industry where employers’ errant pay practices too often place these caregivers among our nation’s most vulnerable wage earners, as a recent U.S. Department of Labor investigation of a Lansing employer’s pay practices has found.

April 27, 2022

US Department of Labor invites care industry employers, workers, other stakeholders to online forum on wage compliance, other issues

WHO:             U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division

WHAT:          Fiscal Year 2022 Care Industry Forum

WHEN:          May 25 and 26, 2022

April 26, 2022

US Department of Labor investigation recovers $731K in overtime back wages for 337 Texas sanitation workers

HOUSTON – Sanitation workers loading and driving waste trucks in rural Southeast Texas communities were paid a straight daily rate, even though they often worked more than 40 hours per week for a Jefferson City, Missouri-based company.

April 25, 2022

Federal court orders Maryland assisted-living facilities to pay $950K in back wages, damages, penalties for willful FLSA violations

FULTON, MD – Despite serving the needs of the elderly at four Maryland assisted-living facilities with high-quality, compassionate care, 27 essential workers fell victim to employers who showed little concern for their well-being or for paying them all the wages they legally earned.

April 25, 2022

Dos restaurantes de New Hampshire deberán pagar $890,000 en salarios atrasados y daños y perjuicios a 63 empleados tras una investigación del Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. y un proceso judicial

MANCHESTER, NH - Dos restaurantes de servicio completo en Derry y Londonderry y su propietario han acordado pagar $890,169 ($445,085 en concepto de salarios atrasados y una cantidad igual en concepto de indemnización por daños y perjuicios) a 63 empleados, para resolver numerosas infracciones deliberadas de la La Ley de Normas Justas de Trabajo (FLSA-siglas en inglés) tras una investigación y un pro

April 25, 2022

Two New Hampshire restaurants to pay $890K in back wages, damages to 63 employees after US Department of Labor investigation, litigation

MANCHESTER, NH – Two full-service restaurants in Derry and Londonderry and a general manager have agreed to pay $890,169 – $445,085 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages – to 63 employees to resolve numerous willful violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act following a U.S. Department of Labor investigation and litigation.

April 21, 2022

US Department of Labor obtains court order to stop New Jersey employer’s retaliation against workers who assert their wage rights

LYNDHURST, NJ – Week after week, a worker at Advantix Logistics Corp. kept finding paychecks short of their expectations. After several complaints to a supervisor, the company responded by firing the worker. When the worker raised concerns that the final paycheck did not include all wages earned, the company threatened continued retaliation.

April 21, 2022

US Department of Labor recovers more than $142K for workers after investigation finds employer’s pay practices denied employees overtime wages

Employer: Señor Frog’s Orlando LLC

Investigation site: 8747 International Drive, Orlando, FL 32819

April 21, 2022

US Department of Labor recovers $107K in back wages, damages for 29 Fort Myers security company workers that denied them overtime wages

FORT MYERS, FL – Federal laws exist to ensure employees get all their legally earned wages and when a Fort Myers security group’s pay practices shortchanged the overtime wages of 29 workers, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division helped to recover $107,936 in back wages and liquidated damages owed.

April 21, 2022

US Department of Labor recovers $867K in wages for 910 restaurant workers denied their full tips, overtime wages by employer’s illegal pay practices

Employer name:                    Roanoke Hard Eight LLC

Investigation site:                  Roanoke, Texas

April 20, 2022

US Department of Labor recovers $348K in overtime for workers at 7 Oklahoma City Fuzzy’s Taco Shops

OKLAHOMA CITY The operator of seven Oklahoma City-area taco shop franchises claimed that workers requested higher hourly wages rather than being paid overtime for hours over 40 in a workweek – an illegal agreement whether the workers consented or not – and as a recent U.S. Department of Labor investigation shows, is a costly error by the employer.

April 20, 2022

US Department of Labor recovers $25K in back wages for six workers after Fayetteville restaurant violated minimum wage, overtime laws

Employer:                              Fayetteville Miyabi Inc., operating as Miyabi Japanese Steak Restaurant

Investigation site:                 1990 Skibo Road, Fayetteville, NC 28314

April 20, 2022

El Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. recupera $348,000 en sobretiempo para trabajadores en 7 restaurantes Fuzzy’s Taco de Oklahoma City

OKLAHOMA CITY - El operador de siete franquicias de restaurantes del área de Oklahoma City afirmó que los trabajadores eligieron salarios por hora más altos en lugar de ser pagados horas extras por más de 40 horas en una semana de trabajo un acuerdo ilegal, ya sea que los trabajadores lo consintieron o no–