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Archived Southeast Region News Releases Before 2005
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The following states fall under the SOUTHEAST REGION: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
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2004
- December 27, 2004
Greeneville Corporation Pays Almost $85,000 in Back Overtime Wages to 127 Employees. - November 30, 2004
Canton, Miss., Logging Company Ordered to Pay Over $34,000 In Back Wages After U.S. Labor Department Files Suit. - November 16, 2004
EL DEPARTAMENTO DE TRABAJO DE LOS EE.UU. OFRECE SEMINARIOS GRATUITOS A CONTRATISTAS DE TRABAJO AGRÍCOLA DE FLORIDA Y A EMPLEADORES AGRÍCOLAS - November 15, 2004
U.S. Labor Department Offers Free Seminars to Florida Farm Labor Contractors and Agricultural Employers. - November 15, 2004
U.S. Labor Department Fines South Carolina Agricultural Employers for Labor Law Violations. - November 12, 2004
Nashville Restaurant Operator Pays Over $130,000 in Back Wages to 85 Employees. - November 05, 2004
Construction Company Pays $350,000 in Back Wages to Workers After U.S. Labor Department Files Lawsuit. - October 28, 2004
Atmore Bottling Plant Pays $15,000 Fine For Violating Federal Youth Employment Laws. - October 25, 2004
U.S. Department of Labor Offers Seminars to Preschool and Day Care Operators. - October 25, 2004
OPERADORES DE RESTAURANTES EN TENNESSEE TUVIERON QUE PAGAR RETROACTIVAMENTE MÁS DE $277,000 PARA COMPLETAR LOS SALARIOS DE 99 PERSONAS, EN CUATRO LUGARES DE TRABAJO - October 25, 2004
Tennessee Restaurant Operators Pay Over $277,000 in Back Wages to 99 Employees at Four Locations. - October 8, 2004
Plant City Bakery Ordered to Pay Employees Over $121,000 in Back Wages After U.S. Labor Department Files Lawsuit. - August 26, 2004
Following Department of Labor Investigation, Memphis Company Pays Over $103,000 in Back Wages to 67 Employees - August 12, 2004
U.S. Labor Department Recovers Over $87,000 in Back Wages For Tennessee Trucking Company Employees - July 7, 2004
U.S. Labor Department Recovers Over $135,000 In Back Wages for Employees of Morristown, Tenn., Company - June 2, 2004
Davie County Pays Over $50,000 in Back Wages To 38 Deputy Sheriffs - June 2, 2004
High Point Research Company Pays Over $50,000 In Back Wages to 63 Employees - May 20, 2004
Labor Department Reminds Alabama Construction Industry Employers and Teen Workers about "YouthRules!" - May 13, 2004
Boca Raton Company Pays Over $109,000 in Back Wages to 269 Employees - April 27, 2004
Tennessee Non-Profit Organization Pays Over $67,000 in Back Wages - April 27, 2004
Tire Retailer Pays Over $15,000 in Back Wages and Medical Expenses - April 26, 2004
Bolivar Healthcare Facility Pays Over $44,000 in Back Wages to 41 Employees - April 16, 2004
Mississippi Daycare Operator Pays Over $32,000 in Back Wages to 30 Employees - April 16, 2004
Mississippi Daycare Operator Pays Over $32,000 in Back Wages to 30 Employees - April 9, 2004
Charlotte Medical Practice Pays Over $24,000 in Back Wages - March 8, 2004
Florida Company Pays Over $162,500 in Overtime Back Wages To Employees in 11 States - March 8, 2004
Hayesville Restaurant Operator Cited for Violations Of Federal Youth Employment Laws - February 18, 2004
U.S. Labor Department Fines Monroe County Farmer's Co-op - February 18, 2004
U.S. Department of Labor Cites Palm Beach County McDonald's Restaurant Operator for Violations of Youth Employment Laws - February 14, 2004
U.S. Labor Department Fines Operator of Dothan Amusement Arcade More Than $11,000 for Youth Employment Violations - February 12, 2004
FloU.S. Labor Department Recovers Over $180,000 in Back Wages for Hanna Steel Corporation Workers at Alabama and Illinois Plants - February 10, 2004
Florence Auto Service Shops Ordered to Pay Workers Over $38,000 in Back Wages - January 14, 2004
U.S. Labor Department, Gulf Citrus Growers Sign Agreement - January 12, 2004
U.S. Labor Department Offers Free Seminar for Migrant Farm Worker Housing Providers
2003
- November 24, 2003
U.S. Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division Plants "Compliance Seeds" In Lawn and Grounds Maintenance Industry - November 12, 2003
U.S. Department of Labor Offers Free Seminars to Mississippi Preschool and Day Care Operators - October 21, 2003
South Carolinian Named to High Labor Post - October 21, 2003
John L. McKeon Named Regional Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division in Atlanta - September 16, 2003
U.S. Labor Department Recovers Over $223,000 in Back Wages for Chiquola Fabrics Employees - August 26, 2003
U.S. Labor Department Investigation Results In More Than $660,000 In Back Wages for East Tennessee Restaurant Workers - August 11, 2003
U.S. Department of Labor Secures More Than $41,000 In Overtime Back Wages for Car Wash Workers - August 11, 2003
U. S. Labor Department Fines Atlanta-area - June 17, 2003
U.S. Labor Department, Consulate of Mexico Launch Campaign to Assist Orlando's Latino Workers - June 2, 2003
U.S. Department of Labor Cites Jacksonville McDonald's Restaurant Operator for Child Labor Law Violations - 7 de mayo de 2003
Departamento Del Trabajo de los Estados Unidos y el Comite Interfaith del Sur de la Florida establecen convenio para ayudar a trabajadores de bajos ingresos - May 6, 2003
Labor Department Reminds Employers And Teen Workers And Parents About "YouthRules!" - May 6, 2003
U.S. Labor Department, South Florida Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice Establish Partnership to Help Low-wage Workers - April 25, 2003
Saltillo, Miss., Supermarket Assessed Over $22,000 in Child Labor Law Penalties - April 8, 2003
Labor Department Cites Conditions at Hardee County Migrant Housing; Urges Farm Labor Contractor's Certificate be RevokedAgency Issues Civil Money Penalties Totaling $25,900 - April 2, 2003
Labor Department and Mercedes-Benz Reach Agreement on Back Wages for Vance, Ala., Paint Department Employees - March 24, 2003
Central Florida Melon Workers' Transportation, Housing and Wages To Be Focus of U.S. Department of Labor Initiative - March 24, 2003
Miami Nursing Service Pays Over $55,000 in Back Wages - March 17, 2003
Oxford, Miss., Employer Agrees to Pay Over $177,000 in Back Wages to 81 Employees
2002
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Birmingham Supermarket Fined over $39,000 for Federal Child Labor Violations - June 11, 2002
Labor Department Obtains Temporary Restraining Order Against Memphis Company - May 14, 2002
Mississippi Employers Agree to Pay Nearly $22,000, Serve 18 Months Probation in Back Wage Case - April 9, 2002
Memphis Company Pays Back Wages After U.S. Labor Department Prevents Shipment of "Hot Goods"
2001
- UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
PRESENTS AWARD TO NASHVILLE WAGE AND HOUR OFFICE [11/09/01]
- LABOR DEPARTMENT FINES
ROOFING COMPANY $34,000 FOLLOWING TEEN WORKER'S DEATH [02/14/01]
2000
- SANDERS APPOINTED KNOXVILLE
ASSISTANT DISTRICT DIRECTOR FOR U.S. LABOR DEPARTMENT'S WAGE AND HOUR
DIVISION [11/22/00]
- MERCHANT NAMED NASHVILLE
DISTRICT DIRECTOR FOR U.S. LABOR DEPARTMENT'S WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION [11/20/00]
- OPP, ALABAMA., MANUFACTURER
PAYS MORE THAN $75,000 IN BACK WAGES [11/14/00]
- CAMPBELL NAMED RALEIGH,
N.C., DISTRICT DIRECTOR FOR U.S. LABOR DEPARTMENT'S WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION
[11/13/00]
- U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
RECOVERS MORE BACK WAGES FOR POULTRY WORKERS [11/03/00]
- BIRMINGHAM CONTRACTOR
FINED $10,000 FOR CHILD LABOR VIOLATIONS [08/23/00]
- FARM LABOR CONTRACTOR
SENTENCED TO A YEAR IN PRISON [08/08/00]
1997
- TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA, MENTAL HEALTH CENTER PAYS
$175,000 IN BACK WAGES [05/22/97]
- ATLANTA AREA RESTAURANT CHAIN
OPERATOR TO PAY OVER $2 MILLION IN SETTLEMENT WITH U.S.LABOR DEPARTMENT
[02/18/97]
- HIALEAH MANUFACTURER ORDERED
TO PAY $98,000 IN U.S.LABOR DEPARTMENT SUIT [01/06/97]
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