Type of Action: Fair Labor Standards Act lawsuit filing

Names of Defendant(s): Sage Holding Group Ltd, doing business as Generations Home Care
Vincent F. Salvia

Employer name: Wright Pallet Inc., Lima, Ohio

Citations issued: May 2, 2016

Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Employer name: Structural & Steel Products Manufacturing Ltd.

Inspection site: 3001 West Pafford St., Fort Worth, Texas

Citations issued: May 10, 2016

Employer name: Higher Ground Tactical LLC

Inspection site: 5402 Chestnut St., Emmaus, Pennsylvania

Citations issued: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued four willful, eight serious, and two other-than-serious citations on May 3, 2016.

Employer name: Angel Brothers Enterprises Ltd.

Inspection site: 2900 Sens Road, La Porte, Texas

Citations issued: May 09, 2016

COSHOCTON, Ohio – An Ohio ethanol production facility faces $149,800 in federal penalties after federal inspectors found multiple violations of chemical and grain-handling standards at Three Rivers Energy LLC.

Participants: U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Fehr’s Metal Building Construction, LLC

PHILADELPHIA – The failure by two Philadelphia-area businesses – a custom jewelry distributer and an international shipping and direct mail company – to pay a combined 797 temporary workers minimum wage and overtime will cost the companies a total of $763,000 in back wages and damages.

CLARK, N.J. – People who work as commercial building cleaners often toil late into the night after others have finished their day’s work. They vacuum carpets, sweep, mop and wax floors, clean restrooms, and perform tasks many people fail to notice. Their jobs help others enjoy comfortable and clean environments. They are often among the lowest-paid workers in America.

Employer name: Thomson Plastics Inc.

Inspection site: 130 Quality Drive, Thomson, Georgia 30824

Citations issued: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued citations to Thomson Plastics on May 09 for one repeated and two serious safety violations.

BRAINTREE, Mass.  – Responding to a complaint from employees at a Taunton facility operated by one of the nation’s largest food service distributors, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found that a check valve in the food plant’s pump room leaked about 9 pounds of anhydrous ammonia on Oct. 21, 2015. Inspectors also found the ammonia sensor in the pump room did not sound an alarm as expected.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced today the availability of a total of $4.6 million in funds in the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program.

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Investigations by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division at three Charleston area restaurants have found violations of the minimum wage, overtime and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. As a result, the restaurants will pay a total of $216,586 in back wages to 26 employees.

The investigations found the employers:

Date of Action:  May 02, 2016

Type of Action: Complaint

Name of Defendants: Kesco Southeast Inc., Dean Conn, Andrea Rozelle, and Kesco Southeast Inc. 401(k) Plan

WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez issued the following statement about the April 2016 Employment Situation report released today:

Date of Action: May 5, 2016

Type of Action:  Consent order and judgment

Names of Defendant: John Bonner, Bonner & Borhart LLP, Bonner & Borhart LLP SIMPLE IRA Plan

Employer name: The Scoular Company
516 E Newton St., Tribune, Kansas 67879                           

Citations issued: May 2, 2016

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that $1 million will be available to research and analyze how paid-leave programs can be developed and implemented across the country.

NEW YORK – Responding to a report of an elevated blood lead level in a machinist at a Brooklyn brass plumbing fittings manufacturer, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found that employees at Acme Parts Inc., lacked adequate protections against lead exposure, hearing loss and hazardous chemicals.

Date of Action: April 29, 2016

Type of Action: Appointment of receiver to cease dissipation of assets

Defendants: Enterprise Laundry Services Inc.
Margaret Matkowska