LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $481,357 from a Burbank paint and wall covering company who shortchanged 117 workers by failing to pay required overtime wages and then told federal investigators repeatedly that the employees had not worked overtime hours.

COLUMBIA, SC – A U.S. Department of Labor investigation has recovered $139,975 in back wages from a Spartanburg home healthcare provider that wrongly exempted 29 employees from overtime and failed to pay them proper wages in violation of federal regulations.

Employers:    Poros Inc., operating as Bentley’s Pancake House

Pete and Stavroula Giafis,owners 

Actions:          Fair Labor Standards Act consent order and judgment

Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

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RALEIGH, NC – El Departamento de Trabajo de EE. UU. impuso a dos empleadores de Carolina del Norte US$139,039 en multas después de que su investigación encontró que victimizaron a trabajadores agrícolas no inmigrantes al defraudar los salarios de 65 de ellos y al tratar de intimidarlos al confiscar sus pasaportes.

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RALEIGH, NC – The U.S. Department of Labor assessed two North Carolina employers $139,039 in penalties after its investigation found they victimized non-immigrant farmworkers by shortchanging 65 workers’ wages, and by trying to intimidate and seizing their passports.

Employer:      

Green River District Health Department 

1501 Breckinridge St.

Owensboro, KY 42303 

MONTGOMERY, AL – Federal investigators have recovered $532,842 in back wages and liquidated damages from a Montgomery home healthcare business that misclassified 67 employees as independent contractors, and incurred overtime wage violations as a result.

Employer:      Urban Air Tutwiler LLC, operating as Urban Air Trussville

                        3695 Roosevelt Blvd.

                        Birmingham, AL 35235

WASHINGTON – El Departamento de Trabajo de EE UU ha recuperado $11.4 millones   en concepto de salarios atrasados y daños y perjuicios para más de 1,000 empleados de una cadena de restaurantes de la Costa Este después de una serie de investigaciones y de litigio que el Departamento llevó a cabo. 

Employer:      Heide & Cook LLC

                            1714 Kanakanui St.

Employer’s address:            Plantation Pointe Retirement Community 

                                                81 Windsor Boulevard

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $11.4 million in back wages and liquidated damages for more than 1,000 employees of an East Coast restaurant chain after a series of investigations and litigation by the department. 

Employer:      T’s Pro-Painting LLC

                        14331 SE 213 St.

ATLANTA – As part of an effort to address wage-related violations by the Southeast’s care industries’ employers, the U.S. Department of Labor will hold a webinar on workers’ rights and protections for home care, residential care and nursing care industry employers, workers and other stakeholders in the Southeast.

HARTFORD, CT – Numerous southeastern Connecticut residents rely on domestic caregivers for their daily living needs. While certain domestic workers were historically excluded from various protections provided by federal employment law, the Fair Labor Standards Act now entitles many of these workers to receive overtime wages when they work more than 40 hours in a workweek.

Date of action: October 31, 2023

Type of action: A temporary restraining order issued by the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in Camden, New Jersey. The action follows a complaint and motion filed by the U.S. Department of Labor on Oct. 30, 2023.

Employer:                              Jay and Krupa Inc., operating as Subway

                                                414 Gallatin Pike South

Employers:    Wiltshire Pantry Inc., 1310 East Breckinridge St., Louisville, KY 40204

Wiltshire Bakery and Café Highlands, 901 Barret Ave., Louisville, KY 40204

Wiltshire Bakery and Café Downtown, 605 W. Main St., Louisville, KY 40202

Wiltshire At The Speed, 2035 S. Third St., Louisville, KY 40208

Employer:      Owens Corning Roofing and Asphalt LLC

                        3750 NW Yeon Ave.

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Employers:                            Garibaldi Restaurant LLC, operating as Garibaldi Mexican Restaurant