WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division announced today it will offer webinars on prevailing wage requirements for contractors, contracting agencies, unions, workers, and other stakeholders involved in federally funded projects and service contracts. 

SAN JUAN, PR – The U.S. Department of Labor is looking for 204 current or former officers of the Puerto Rico Police Department, who worked between June 13, 2010, and August 31, 2014, and are owed back wages as part of a 2016 federal court order.

AUSTIN, TX – The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $63,645 for eight workers after an investigation found an area restaurant violated federal wage and hour laws. 

NASHVILLE, TN – The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $30,442 in back wages for a former university auditor whose employer violated their rights to protected leave.

EUGENE, OR – A U.S. Department of Labor investigation found an Oregon-based Korean barbeque chain restaurant violated federal law when it allowed a teen employee to work more than permissible hours, denied workers overtime pay, and improperly kept employees’ tips.

NEWPORT BEACH, CA – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment to recover $468,505 in back wages and damages for 137 construction workers denied minimum wage and overtime pay by a Newport Beach construction company, in violation of federal law. 

TULSA, OK – A U.S. Department of Labor investigation discovered that Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa violated a federal law that provides protection for nursing mothers to express milk in the workplace.

AUSTIN, TX – The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $77,523 in back wages for 12 workers employed by an Austin restaurant that failed to pay overtime wages required under federal law.

JACKSON, MS – The U.S. Department of Labor recovered $122,476 in back wages for 140 workers following an investigation that found a Mendenhall-based cooling, heating, and electrical employer failed to pay workers their full wages, in violation of federal law.

AUSTIN, TX – The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $85,197 in back wages for 36 employees after an investigation found a coffee bar and lounge in Buda operated an illegal tip pool.

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COLUMBIA, SC – The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $95,095 in back wages for 33 cooks at three IHOP franchise locations that failed to pay overtime – as federal law requires – at locations in both North and South Carolina.

DALLAS – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division will hold a hybrid in-person and virtual agricultural seminar to provide guidance on federal laws governing agricultural industry employment for growers, farmers, shippers, contractors, farm labor contractors, buyers, and agricultural workers nationwide.

CALEXICO, CA – The U.S. Department of Labor has reached a settlement agreement with a Calexico-based freight and cargo service company after a federal investigation found the employer denied minimum wage and overtime pay to 24 workers, in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act. 

NAMPA, ID – The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $293,698 in back wages for 56 workers employed by a Nampa-based residential construction company after a federal investigation found the employer denied them overtime pay in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division today announced a proposed rule designed to help workers and employers better understand how to determine when a worker is an employee and when the worker may be classified as an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act and related federal laws. 

REDWOOD CITY, CA – The U.S. Department of Labor has reached a settlement agreement with the operator of a Little Caesars restaurant in Redwood City to pay $409,457 in back wages to 32 workers after an investigation found the employer failed to pay them the required minimum wage and overtime, in violation of federal wage law. 

DENVER – A U.S. Department of Labor investigation of a full-service restaurant in Aurora found the employer violated federal child labor law and denied 19 chefs, kitchen staff, and other workers their earned overtime pay.

DENVER – The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $61,568 in back wages for 11 workers after a federal investigation found a Denver restaurant denied the employees their full tips. 

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division today announced the launch of several compliance assistance resources designed to promote greater compliance with federal labor laws and empower employers with the tools and knowledge they need to prevent violations.