Employment Standards Administration (ESA)

2003 NATIONAL PRESS RELEASES

• U.S. Labor Department Works with Southside Chicago Employer To Pay 133 Workers over $1.3 Million in Unpaid Wages [12/18/2003]

• U.S. Department of Labor Settles Lawsuits; New York City Garment Workers to Receive $410,000 in Back Wages [12/17/2003]

• T-Mobile USA, Inc. Agrees to Pay $4.7 Million in Back Wages [11/26/2003]

• New Data Show Record-Breaking Results from Strong Enforcement, Compliance Assistance [11/18/2003]

• E-Gov Joint Venture Launches WDOL.gov
  Website Provides Easy Access to Wage Determinations [11/12/2003]

• Local Security Company And Owner Barred From Federal Contracts For Three Years [11/03/2003]

• South Carolinian Named to High Labor Post
  Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Appoints Al Robinson as Deputy Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division [10/21/2003]

• OPA Press Release: Statement of Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao on Non-Binding Motion to Instruct Labor-HHS Appropriations Conferees [10/02/2003]

• OPA Press Release: Statement of Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao on U.S. Senate Vote to Block Proposal Updating White-Collar Overtime Rules [09/10/2003]

• OPA Press Release: Statement of Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao on Victory for Effort to Guarantee Overtime for Low-Wage Workers in the U.S. House Today [07/10/2003]

• Labor Department Enforcing Laws to Protect the Nation’s Most Vulnerable Workers - Wage Hour Administrator Participates in LULAC Child Labor Panel on Child Labor [06/19/2003]

• ESA Comunicado De Prensa: YOUTH RULES! Efectúa primer aniversario, continua expansión: Expansión incluye nuevos socios estratégicos, materiales y recursos, pagina de internet [06/02/2003]

• ESA Press Release: YouthRules! Marks One-Year Anniversary, Continues to Expand: Expansion Includes New Strategic Partnerships, Resource Materials, and Revamped Website [06/02/2003]

• ESA Press Release: Labor Department Signs Settlement Agreement with Swissport USA, Inc. to Remedy Hiring Discrimination [05/05/2003]

• ESA Press Release: Labor Department Signs Settlement Agreement with Jimmy Dean Foods that Will Benefit 48 Female Job Applicants [04/10/2003]

• ESA Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor Proposal Will Secure Overtime for 1.3 Million More Low-Wage Workers: Department Seeks to Modernize 50-Year-Old Wage Regulations [03/27/2003]

• Labor Department Signs on New YouthRules! Partner National Council for Agricultural Employers Joins Effort to Ensure Safe and Rewarding Work Experiences for Young Workers [02/05/2003]

• ESA Press Release: Labor Department Marks 10 Years of Family and Medical Leave Act, Anniversary Serves as Reminder to Know your Rights [02/05/2003]

• OPA Press Release: Statement of U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao on Introduction of “The Family Time and Workplace Flexibility Act” [02/05/2003]

• OPA Press Release: 2004 Labor Budget to Strengthen and Protect America’s 21st Century Workforce, Help Displaced Workers Find Jobs [02/03/2003]

• ESA Press Release: Labor Department Files Administrative Complaint Alleging Hiring Discrimination Against INA Bearing Company in South Carolina [01/27/2003]