April 4, 2023

US Department of Labor recovers $289K in back wages, damages, penalties after investigation found Maryland employers denied workers overtime wages

Employer names:     

Stark Truss Baltimore LLC, 1200 E. Patapsco Ave., Baltimore, MD 21225

Jordi Construction LLC, 6706 Coolridge Road, Temple Hills, MD 20748

April 3, 2023

US Department of Labor alleges Palm Beach medical transportation company misclassified employees as independent contractors, denied them overtime pay

Date of action:                       March 31, 2023

Type of action:                      Complaint

Names of defendant:         Medi-Wheels of the Palm Beaches Inc.

April 3, 2023

Pesos por dólares: Departamento de Trabajo recupera $465,000 en salarios atrasados, daños y perjuicios de un fabricante de Carlsbad que pagaba de menos a trabajadores mexicanos

CARLSBAD, CA - Una investigación federal ha recuperado $465,993 en salarios atrasados y daños y perjuicios para 44 empleados de un fabricante de moldeado médico por inyección de California que les negaba los salarios que ganaban legalmente, incluidas las horas extras, clasificando a muchos aprendices de forma incorrecta.

April 3, 2023

US Department of Labor to host online forum for employers, contractors, workers, other stakeholders on workplace compliance, other issues

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

WHAT:          2023 Department of Labor Forum–Partnering to Build Sustainable Compliance

WHEN:          May 2 and 3, 2023

April 3, 2023

1st Circuit Court of Appeals clarifies law governing administrative exemption consistent with US Department of Labor

Date of action:                       March 22, 2023

Type of action:                      Order

Names of defendants:         Unitil Service Corp.

April 3, 2023

US Labor Department recovers $23K in back wages, damages for 34 employees denied overtime pay by private sporting club in Greenbrier County

Employer name: The Greenbrier Sporting Club Inc.

Investigation site: One Sporting Club Drive, White Sulphur Springs, WV 24986

April 3, 2023

US Department of Labor investigation of Ohio hardwood flooring mill finds three injuries in five months as company consistently violates safety rules

PORTSMOUTH, OH ‒ For the third time in five months, federal safety inspectors responded to a Portsmouth hardwood flooring mill to investigate reports of unsafe machinery. Two of those inspections involved worker’s injuries, the latest on Oct. 5, 2022, when a worker’s fingertip was partially amputated because it was caught in an unguarded belt and pulley.

March 31, 2023

US Department of Labor urges caution for workers involved in recovery efforts after powerful storms impact Mississippi, Southeast

ATLANTA - After severe weather swept through much of the Southeast on March 24 and spawned at least 27 tornadoes across Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee, workers involved in cleanup activities face dangers during recovery operations.

March 31, 2023

US Department of Labor, Trade Representative reach agreement on course of remediation to address labor rights violations at Piedras Negras plant

WASHINGTON – The U.S. and Mexico announced today an agreement on a course of remediation to address a second petition filed under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s Rapid Response Labor Mechanism at the VU Manufacturas auto parts facility in Piedras Negras, Coahuila.

March 31, 2023

US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration releases 2022 injury and illness data

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has published 2022 injury and illness data based on reports by more than 300,000 establishments. The Injury Tracking Application data is part of OSHA’s electronic recordkeeping requirements for certain employers who were required to submit OSHA Form 300A information from Jan. 2 to March 2, 2023.

March 31, 2023

US Department of Labor finds fall protection would have saved roof worker who fatally plunged through skylight at Milton airport in October 2022

PENSACOLA, FL Unaware of the danger, a 59-year-old roofer working atop a Milton airport hangar on Oct. 25, 2022, stepped onto a skylight and its sudden collapse caused the worker to fall 25 feet to the concrete floor below. The injured roofer died four days later.

March 30, 2023

For the 6th time in 13 months, Department of Labor finds Fort Walton Beach framing contractor endangering workers at Florida worksites

FORT WALTON BEACH, FL – For the sixth time since 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor has found a Fort Walton Beach framing contractor endangering employees by not following federal safety standards for fall and eye protection and other hazards.

March 30, 2023

US Department of Labor awards $468K to continue cleanup, recovery efforts in 9 West Virginia counties after severe storms in 2021

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an incremental award of $468,206 to WorkForce West Virginia to enable the state to continue to provide temporary jobs for cleanup and recovery services in nine counties affected by severe storms in February and March 2021.  

March 30, 2023

Department of Labor awards nearly $2.7M to continue supporting employment, training services for transitioning military, spouses at Fort Hood

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an incremental award of nearly $2.7 million to the Texas Workforce Commission to support continued employment and training services for transitioning military service members and their spouses near and at the U.S. Army’s Fort Hood installation.

March 30, 2023

US Department of Labor recovers $50K for North, South Carolina gas station workers, assesses $16K penalty for repeated violations

Employer:                              Shaun Sej Inc., operating as:

                                                    Buford Express, 4433 Pageland Highway, Lancaster, SC 29720

March 30, 2023

US Department of Labor establishes a Georgia-wide alliance to improve ergonomic safety in state’s warehouses

Participants: U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Material Handling Institute’s Ergonomics Assist Systems and Equipment Council

What:             Alliance agreement

March 30, 2023

Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report

In the week ending March 25, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 198,000, an increase of 7,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 191,000. The 4-week moving average was 198,250, an increase of 2,000 from the previous week's unrevised average of 196,250.

March 29, 2023

US Department of Labor cites Titusville plastic pipe maker for child labor, overtime violations, recovers $10K in back wages, damages for 60 workers

TITUSVILLE, PA A U.S. Department of Labor investigation into how a 17-year-old worker suffered a minor injury at a Titusville plastic pipe manufacturer found the employer allowed the youth to illegally operate a forklift, a hazardous occupation under federal child labor law.