LITTLE ROCK, AR – A federal investigation has recovered $39,436 in back wages for 23 H-2A workers employed by a Marvell cotton gin, whose operator failed to comply with worker protections in the Fair Labor Standards Act.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A federal court has ordered the owner of a Haslett assisted living facility to pay $15,238 in back wages and damages to six healthcare workers, whom the employer failed to pay during meal breaks when their duties forced them to work during or through the breaks.

CARBONDALE, IL – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a federal court order requiring a Carbondale café to pay 31 workers $98,400 in back wages and damages for operating an illegal tip pool, almost six months after a jury awarded the workers $4,900 – just 10 percent of their back wages – in what the department alleged was an error based on the jury’s instructions and how they interpreted the evidence at trial.

MADISON, WI – Five years after leaving their Guatemalan and Mexican homes for jobs promised by owners of two Wisconsin forestry companies and discovering they would not receive the wages, benefits and types of jobs described in their contracts, 263 workers will finally receive $1.1 million in unpaid wages after extensive federal investigations. 

DENVER – The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a complaint in federal court against the operator of a Firestone franchise restaurant who allegedly fired two workers whom the employer believed complained to the department’s Wage and Hour Division about the employer’s pay practice and participated in the investigation that followed.

Employer:                                          Pho Saigon restaurant

PHOENIX – A national auto parts distributor and an Arizona logistics firm that misclassified 1,398 drivers as independent contractors will pay them a total of $5.6 million in back wages and liquidated damages after the U.S. Department of Labor obtained a consent judgment in federal court.

WASHINGTON – El Departamento de Trabajo de los Estados Unidos anunció hoy que la versión en español de la aplicación Timesheet del departamento para dispositivos iOS o Android, que rastrea las horas de trabajo, el tiempo de descanso, las horas extras trabajadas y calcula los salarios adeudados, ya está disponible para su descarga gratuita.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that the Spanish-language version of the department’s Timesheet App for iOS or Android devices – that tracks work hours, break time, overtime worked and calculates wages due – is now available for free download.

SACRAMENTO – An ongoing compliance initiative by the U.S. Department of Labor found that four Sacramento-area home care providers failed to pay employees overtime as required despite some working 24-hour shifts caring for those in need.

LAS VEGAS – The U.S. Department of Labor recovered $179,860 in back wages and liquidated damages from the owners of 10 Korean BBQ, sushi and hot pot restaurants in Las Vegas who failed to combine the hours of 121 employees when they worked at more than one location and did not pay workers overtime wages for the hours over 40 in a workweek.

WILLOW GROVE, PA – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment ordering a Willow Grove home care agency that intentionally denied 433 employees full overtime wages to pay them more than $3.8 million in back wages and liquidated damages.

CHESAPEAKE, VA – A Chesapeake home healthcare company and its owners must pay more than $1.5 million – $759,698 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages – to 194 employees after the U.S. Department of Labor obtained a summary judgment in federal court.

ORLANDO, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor recovered $14,813 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages after finding a Jacksonville Subway franchisee directed employees to handle work-related tasks off-the-clock at six restaurants.

GARDEN GROVE, CA – Una corte federal ha aprobado una sentencia por consentimiento que ordena a un proveedor de cuidado de adultos del sur de California con antecedentes de infracciones laborales pagar $690,696 a 108 empleados después de que el Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. descubriera que el empleador con sede en Garden Grove nuevamente negó a los trabajadores todos sus salarios ganados.

GARDEN GROVE, CA – A federal court has approved a consent judgment ordering a Southern California adult care provider with a history of labor violations to pay $690,696 to 108 employees after the U.S. Department of Labor recently found the Garden Grove-based employer denied workers all their earned wages.

PORTLAND, OR – In 2018, Miguel Chi-dzul fell victim to wage theft and U.S. Department of Labor investigators determined that his then-employer routinely altered time records to hide the fact that he wasn’t paid for all hours worked, including overtime wages. The investigation by the department's Wage and Hour Division recouped $831 in back overtime wages for him as part of its $14,758 recovery for four workers. 

PORTLAND, OR – En 2018, Miguel Chi-dzul fue víctima de robo de salario e investigadores del Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. determinaron que su empleador alteraba rutinariamente los registros de tiempo para ocultar el hecho de que a él no le pagaban todas las horas trabajadas, incluidos los salarios por horas extra. La resultante investigación de la División de Horas y Salarios del departamento recuperó entonces $831 en salarios atrasados para él como parte de un total de $14,758 para cuatro trabajadores.

Empleador:                            Kandible Inc., que opera como Indian Monsoon

Lugar de investigación:        105 W. Morgan St.

Employer:  Kandible Inc., operating as Indian Monsoon

Investigation site: 105 W. Morgan St., Durham, NC 27701