February 7, 2023

US Department of Labor cites US Postal Service for failing to provide running water, usable bathroom at Chesapeake facility for more than a month

Employer:                                         

U.S. Postal Service

1103 Godwin Ave.

Chesapeake, Virginia 23324

February 7, 2023

Bentonia contractor could have prevented deadly Flora explosion, death of 25-year-old welder, US Department of Labor investigation finds

JACKSON, MS – Federal investigators have determined that the employer of a 25-year-old welder – who suffered fatal injuries in an explosion at a Flora work site in July 2022 – could have prevented the tragedy by following federal workplace safety standards. 

February 7, 2023

US Department of Labor recovers $49K in back wages, damages for Honolulu preschool employees denied full wages

HONOLULU – A Honolulu preschool has learned an expensive lesson about willfully failing to pay required overtime wages as the law requires, after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation.

February 6, 2023

Sioux Falls contractor’s history of federal safety violations continues with workers endangered on 2 different sites in 2 days

SIOUX FALLS, SD ‒ Employees working for the same local contractor at two different Sioux Falls locations avoided tragedy after facing potentially deadly electrocution and trench cave-in hazards.

February 6, 2023

Contratista sigue ignorando protecciones de seguridad ante caídas y continúa exponiendo a trabajadores a peligros mortales a pesar de 2 muertes desde 2019

HO-HO-KUS, NJ Dos trabajadores de techos muertos – víctimas de caídas laborales prevenibles en Nueva York – ambos en el mes de febrero – el primero en 2019 en Kameisha Lake y

February 6, 2023

Coastal Maine gourmet market pays $51K to resolve ‘preventable’ wage, child labor violations after Department of Labor investigation

MANCHESTER, NH – A federal investigation recovered $36,106 in back wages and liquidated damages from a Cape Elizabeth, Maine, café, bakery and market for 86 employees after finding the employer denied some workers their full wages and allowed minor-aged workers to perform hazardous jobs and work more hours than allowed by law.

February 6, 2023

US Department of Labor again cites Missouri cattle processor for exposing workers to potentially lethal carbon dioxide levels

LONE JACK, MO – A federal workplace safety investigation at a Lone Jack cattle processing plant – now cited seven times by inspectors for endangering workers since March 2020 – found employees exposed to high levels of carbon dioxide.  

February 6, 2023

Bad Bean Counting: Federal investigators find two more Louisville coffee shops shortchanged workers, allowing managers to dip illegally into tip pools

LOUISVILLE, KY – The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered more than $188,000 for 125 employees at two Louisville coffee shops that illegally allowed managers to keep a portion of the tips earned by workers.

February 6, 2023

Department of Labor recovers $99K for 58 workers after finding upstate South Carolina restaurant illegally used tips to offset operating costs

Employer:      Nick & Ken & Stelios LLC, operating as The Big Clock of Powdersville

                             3540 SC-Highway 153

                             Greenville, SC 29611

February 3, 2023

Culver’s franchisee in Wixom, Michigan, fined $13K after federal investigation finds employer allowed minors to work more than legally allowed

WIXOM, MI – The operator of a Culver’s franchise restaurant location in Wixom has paid $13,212 in civil money penalties after federal investigators determined the employer allowed 18 teens – ages 14 and 15 – to work more than federal child labor laws permit.

February 3, 2023

Fatal profits: Despite two deadly falls since 2019, inspectors find Nanuet contractor still ignores fall protections, exposing workers to lethal hazards

HO-HO-KUS, NJ Two roofing workers dead – victims of preventable workplace falls in New York – both in the month of February – the first in 2019 in Kameisha Lake and the sec

February 3, 2023

US Department of Labor bestows ambassador status on Lehigh Construction Group Inc. for long-time safety commitment

Participants:   Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Buffalo Area Office

                         Lehigh Construction Group Inc.

February 3, 2023

Statement by US Secretary of Labor Walsh on January Jobs Report

WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh issued the following statement on the January 2023 Employment Situation Report:

February 2, 2023

Departamento de Trabajo emprende campaña para profesores, trabajadores agrícolas, cuidadores y familias sobre nuevas protecciones a madres lactantes

WASHINGTON – El Departamento de Trabajo de EE. UU. ha iniciado una campaña para alertar a las familias de todo el país sobre los cambios en la ley federal que extienden a más mujeres sus derechos para extraer leche materna en el trabajo, incluidas las empleadas como maestras, trabajadoras agrícolas y cuidadoras.

February 2, 2023

Un tribunal condena a un contratista laboral de Florida a casi 10 años de prisión en un caso de trabajo forzado, como parte de una investigación del Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU.

TAMPA, FL – Un contratista laboral de Florida enfrenta casi 10 años de prisión después de una investigación del Departamento de Trabajo de Estados Unidos y una investigación de varias agencias sobre su participación en una conspiración para someter a trabajadores agrícolas migrantes a trabajos forzados, obstruir a los investigadores, e intimidar a testigos y trabajadores domésticos en condiciones de vida inseguras e insalubres.  

February 2, 2023

US Department of Labor obtains judgment ordering Philadelphia-area home healthcare agency to pay $2.3M in back wages, damages to 398 workers

LANSDOWNE, PA Nearly 400 home healthcare workers, employed in an industry rife with overtime violations, will receive the wages they are owed after the U.S. Department of Labor obtained a consent judgment ordering a Philadelphia-area agency and its owners to pay them more than $2.3 million. A federal investigation found the employer willfully shortchanged employees’ hard-earned overtime wages.

February 2, 2023

Court sentences Florida labor contractor to nearly 10 years in prison in case involving forced labor, part of US Department of Labor investigation

TAMPA, FL – A Florida labor contractor is headed to prison for nearly 10 years after a U.S. Department of Labor and multi-agency investigation into his part in a conspiracy to subject migrant farmworkers to forced labor, obstruct investigators, intimidate witnesses and house workers in unsafe and unhealthy living conditions.   

February 2, 2023

Federal marshals arrest New York restaurant owner who ignored court orders, demands for records in US Department of Labor investigation

CENTRAL ISLIP, NY – The operator of two Long Island restaurants may have thought they only had to take orders from customers, but now has learned that ignoring the orders of federal investigators and a federal court will get you arrested.