June 15, 2022

El Departamento de Trabajo recupera $276,000 en salarios atrasados de una cadena de pizzerías en Carolina del Norte que negó el salario mínimo y las horas extras a 63 trabajadores

WINSTON-SALEM, NC - Las prácticas de pago de una cadena de pizzerías de Carolina del Norte negaron a 63 trabajadores sus salarios completos en tres sucursales en Clemmons, Greensboro y Winston-Salem. El empleador pagaba solo $1.19 por hora como salario en efectivo a los trabajadores, lo cual los obligaba a depender casi exclusivamente de las propinas para obtener ingresos, según descubrió una investigación federal.

June 14, 2022

Violations found at five locations prompt Wendy’s franchisee to take corrective actions at its 83 Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey restaurants

ALLENTOWN, PA – A Wendy’s restaurant franchisee who endangered minor-aged workers and permitted them to work more hours than the law allows at five Pennsylvania locations has taken steps to correct those violations, and to ensure future compliance at all of the restaurants it operates in Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey.

June 14, 2022

US Department of Labor recovers $106K in back wages for 16 Harrisburg restaurant workers after finding minimum wage, overtime pay violations

HARRISBURG, NC – A U.S. Department of Labor investigation has recovered $106,613 in back wages and liquidated damages for 16 workers after finding a Harrisburg restaurant’s pay practices denied them federally required minimum wage and overtime pay.

June 9, 2022

Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. recupera $348K en salarios y compensación por daños para 144 trabajadores de la construcción en Arizona

PHOENIX – Una investigación federal ha recuperado $348,380 en salarios atrasados y compensación por daños para 144 trabajadores de un empleador de construcción en Arizona que no pagó salarios por sobretiempo.

June 9, 2022

US Department of Labor recovers $31K for 93 workers following investigations at senior residential facilities in Alabaster, Anniston

BIRMINGHAM, AL – The U.S. Department of Labor recovered $31,757 for 93 workers of two Alabama senior residential facilities after its investigations found the employers denied the workers overtime wages.

June 9, 2022

US Department of Labor finds Miami electrical subcontractor underpaid eight workers $37K in pay, benefits

MIAMI A Miami electrical and engineer contractor shortchanged eight workers by denying them a portion of their wages and benefits while they worked on a federally funded project at the Everglades National Park Flamingo Visitor Center in Homestead, a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found.

June 9, 2022

US Department of Labor recovers $348K in back wages, liquidated damages for 144 Arizona construction workers willfully denied overtime pay

PHOENIX – A federal investigation has recovered $348,380 in back wages and liquidated damages for 144 underpaid workers of an Arizona construction employer who failed to pay their overtime wages.

June 9, 2022

US Department of Labor recovers $161K in back wages, damages for 19 Georgia auto shop workers after finding minimum wage, overtime violations

CANTON, GA – A Canton tire retailer and auto shop shortchanged 19 workers by withholding first paychecks and paying overtime at rates lower than required, a U.S. Department of Labor investigation has determined.

June 9, 2022

El Departamento de Trabajo recupera $161,000 en salarios atrasados, daños y perjuicios para 19 trabajadores de una tienda de artículos para automóviles tras descubrir infracciones del salario mínimo y de las horas extras

CANTON, GA - Un detallista de neumáticos y tienda de artículos para automóviles pagó incorrectamente a 19 trabajadores al retener los primeros sueldos y pagar horas extras con tarifas menores de lo que corresponde, según determinó una investigación del Departamento de Trabajo de EE. UU.

June 8, 2022

US Department of Labor recovers $166K in back wages for 732 convenience store workers in Oklahoma charged for uniforms, register shortages

OKLAHOMA CITY – A recent U.S. Department of Labor investigation found a Shawnee, Oklahoma, gas station and convenience store made illegal deductions from workers’ pay for uniforms and cash register shortages that brought wages below the federally required minimum wage.

June 8, 2022

Federal judge finds Michigan home healthcare provider liable for $93K in overtime back wages, damages to 23 workers

DETROIT – A federal judge has found Independent Home Care of Michigan LLC and its owners Mary Clark and Kathryn Flick liable to pay 23 home healthcare workers a total of $93,331 – representing $46,665 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages– after the company failed to pay companion workers overtime wages.

June 7, 2022

Federal court orders Arizona construction employer to pay coercive fines of up to $120K every three months if it continues to falsify employee time records

Date of actions:         May 5 and May 27, 2022

Type of action:          Contempt Orders

Names of defendants:  Valley Wide Plastering Inc.; Jesse Guerrero; Rose Guerrero; J.R. Guerrero

June 2, 2022

US Department of Labor recovers more than $78K in back wages, damages for 37 Florida workers denied overtime by construction contractor

Employer: Alabama Resources LLC, operating as ALARES

Investigation site: 4624 Lori Lane, Milton, FL 32571

June 2, 2022

US Department of Labor recovers $283K in wages, liquidated damages for 19 New Hampshire landscaping contractor workers willfully denied overtime pay

MANCHESTER, NH – A federal court has entered a consent order against a Salem landscaping contractor, operating in southern New Hampshire and northeastern Massachusetts, which requires the New Hampshire-based contractor to pay a total of $283,020 – $141,510 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages – to 19 workers to resolve violations of the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

June 2, 2022

El Departamento de Trabajo de los EE.UU. recupera $283,000 en sueldos y daños y perjuicios para 19 trabajadores de una empresa de jardinería y paisajismo en New Hampshire que deliberadamente negó el pago de sobretiempo

MANCHESTER, NH – Un tribunal federal emitió una orden de consentimiento contra la empresa de jardinería y paisajismo en Salem que opera en el sur de New Hampshire y noreste de Massachusetts.

June 1, 2022

US Department of Labor recovers $38K in back wages for 6 Pinellas Park restaurant workers after finding minimum wage, overtime violations

Employer: El Guerrero Mexican Grill Inc.

Investigation site: 9727 66th St. N., Pinellas Park, FL 33781

June 1, 2022

Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. recupera $128K para trabajadores mal pagados en Yuma tras investigación laboral a franquiciado de McDonald’s

YUMA, AZ - Una investigación federal que descubrió que el operador de una franquicia con siete restaurantes de McDonald’s en Yuma negó salarios completos para 332 trabajadores ha recuperado $128.796 en pagos atrasados y compensación por daños.

June 1, 2022

US Department of Labor recovers $128K in back wages, damages after investigation finds McDonald’s franchisee shortchanged workers in Yuma

YUMA, AZ – A federal investigation that found the franchise operator of seven Yuma McDonald’s locations denied full wages owed to 332 workers has recovered $128,796 in back wages and liquidated damages for them.

May 31, 2022

US Department of Labor recovers $25K in back wages for 12 Fort Myers workers after construction contractor paid lower overtime rates than required

Employer:                              Sewer Viewer Inc.

Investigation site:                 2190 Andrea Lane, Fort Myers, FL 33912

May 26, 2022

US Department of Labor recovers $41K in back wages for five workers denied minimum wage, overtime by Weatherford restaurant employer

Employer name:                    Antonio’s Mexican Restaurant Weatherford Inc.

                                                        (operating as Antonio’s Homestyle Cooking)

Investigation site:                  1900 Santa Fe Drive

                                                         Weatherford, TX 76086