COLUMBIA, SC – The U.S. Department of Labor is encouraging employers and stakeholders in South Carolina’s highway construction industry to participate in a statewide survey to help its Wage and Hour Division establish prevailing wage rates for construction workers on federally funded and assisted construction projects.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an initial award of $2 million in emergency grant funding to Texas to support employment and training of workers to assist in cleanup and recovery activities in 67 counties stricken by the effects of Hurricane Beryl.

Employer name:             Turf Paradise Inc.

Investigation site:           41 3rd Ave. 

                                                  Longmont, CO 80501 

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of more than $6.6 million to support continued disaster-relief employment and workforce training for eligible residents in Florida as the state’s recovery after Hurricane Idalia continues.

Employers:    Lasting Love Homecare LLC

                             1906 E. Broadway Ave.

                              Bismarck, ND

Date of action:           July 18, 2024

Type of action:          Administrative Review Board decision, order

Employer names:      Shalimar Distributors LLC, operating as Promised Land Truck Stop

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – As Michigan’s harvest season swings into high gear, the U.S. Department of Labor wants to remind employers of their responsibilities and seasonal workers of their rights under federal law. 

In the week ending August 10, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 227,000, a decrease of 7,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 233,000 to 234,000. The 4-week moving average was 236,500, a decrease of 4,500 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 240,750 to 241,000.

HATTIESBURG, MS –The U.S. Department of Labor has reached a settlement agreement with a Hattiesburg poultry processing plant that requires the company to pay $164,814 in fines and implement enhanced safety measures to protect their employees from well-known machine hazards.

ORLANDO, FL – A subsidiary of one of the world’s best-known operators of convenience stores and fueling stations could have prevented a store cashier in Orlando from suffering a serious gunshot injury by following the company’s own established safety procedures, a U.S. Department of Labor investigation has found.

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GREENVILLE, TN – El Departamento de Trabajo de EE. UU. obtuvo una sentencia de consentimiento en un tribunal federal de Tennessee que exige que una agencia de personal de Kingsport deje de emplear niños ilegalmente y les prohíbe futuras infracciones a las leyes federales sobre trabajo infantil.

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GREENVILLE, TN – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment in a Tennessee federal court that requires a Kingsport staffing agency to stop employing children illegally and forbids them from future violations of federal child labor laws.

PALOS PARK, IL – A federal workplace safety investigation has found that a metro-Chicago carpentry contractor with a long history of exposing employees to potentially deadly hazards again ignored regulations to protect workers from falls.

WASHINGTON – El Departamento del Trabajo de los EE. UU. conmemora el 24° aniversario de la Orden ejecutiva 13166, que obliga al gobierno federal a mejorar el acceso a los servicios y programas para las personas con dominio limitado del inglés, y reafirma su compromiso de mejorar la accesibilidad de la comunicación para todos los trabajadores.

SAN DIEGO – El Departamento de Trabajo de Estados Unidos obtuvo un requerimiento judicial preliminar y una orden judicial que prohíbe a una empresa de logística de Calexico amenazar o tomar represalias contra sus trabajadores e interferir aún más con una investigación federal en curso. 

SAN DIEGO – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a preliminary injunction and court order forbidding a Calexico logistics company from threatening or retaliating against its workers and further interfering with an ongoing federal investigation. 

Date of action:                       Aug. 6, 2024

Type of action:                      Decision and order 

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor is marking the 24th anniversary of Executive Order 13166 – which requires the federal government to improve access to services and programs for persons with limited English proficiency – and affirming its commitment to improving communication accessibility for all workers.

Date of action:           June 28, 2024

Type of action:          Consent judgment

Employer name:       Ikaros Gourmet Co., operating as Simon’s Food Concessions

Employers:    Dada Guru Hospitality Inc. operating as Quality Inn, Jackson, Michigan

                             Prakash Patel