November 20, 2024

US Department of Labor recovers $137K in back wages, damages from Fremont retirement home that knowingly shortchanged 20 workers

Employer:      Lincoln Retirement Villa LLC

                        41040 Lincoln Street

November 19, 2024

READOUT: Deputy Undersecretary Lee leads Department of Labor delegation at 2024 United Nations’ Climate Change Conference

WASHINGTON – A delegation from the Department of Labor’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs, led by  Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs Thea Lee, discussed shared labor and employment priorities with other national leaders at the 2024 United Nation’s Climate Change Conference - also known as the Conference of Parties 29 - in Azerbaijan, from Nov. 13-15, 2024.

November 19, 2024

Cost of child care for one child can be more than rent in some US counties

WASHINGTON – The newly updated National Database of Childcare Prices shows the price of child care for U.S. families is more than a month’s rent for many, forcing parents with younger children to spend a significant portion of family income on these expenses, the U.S. Department of Labor announced today.

November 19, 2024

Department of Labor fines New Jersey bakery $385K after inspectors find workers still exposed to safety hazards at Paterson facility

PATERSON, NJ  A commercial baker in Paterson faces $385,221 in federal penalties after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found the employer failed to correct workplace safety hazards identified in 2023.

November 19, 2024

US Department of Labor recovers over $1.4M in back wages, damages for 36 Mexican engineers employed by General Dynamics subsidiary in San Diego

SAN DIEGO – The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered more than $1.4 million for 36 Mexican engineers employed in San Diego by a subsidiary of General Dynamics Corp., one of the world’s largest defense contractors, that paid them in Mexican pesos below the federal minimum wage rate in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act

November 18, 2024

US Department of Labor announces start of information collection to build ‘lost’ retirement savings online search tool

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration today issued a notice requesting information from retirement plan administrators that will allow it to begin populating the Retirement Savings Lost and Found database, an online search tool to help America’s workers locate lost retirement savings they earned.

November 18, 2024

Federal court approves $12M plan to distribute assets to providers, participants harmed by underfunded health plan arrangement in 36 states

CHICAGO – A federal court has approved a plan to make a final distribution of $12 million in assets to health plan participants and medical providers harmed by a multiple employer welfare arrangement, known as a MEWA. This distribution arises from a litigation brought by the U.S. Department of Labor after an investigation found mismanagement by the former fiduciaries of AEU Holdings LLC Employee Benefit Plan caused about $83 million in health claims to be wrongly billed to participants. 

November 18, 2024

US Department of Labor awards $5M in funding for temporary jobs, workforce training to continue assistance to Kentucky

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $5 million in funding to support continued disaster-relief employment and workforce training for Kentucky residents as the commonwealth continues to recover after severe storms in 2023. 

November 18, 2024

US Department of Labor awards grant to reduce child labor, forced labor, improve working conditions in Brazil, Latin America

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $5 million to the International Labour Organization to address child and forced labor and improve working conditions in select supply chains in Brazil, as well as other Latin American countries and the Caribbean. 

November 18, 2024

US Department of Labor kicks off 10th annual National Apprenticeship Week

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the start of National Apprenticeship Week, an annual event that showcases the ways Registered Apprenticeship improves career pathways and expands U.S. workers’ access to good-paying jobs across industries. 

November 15, 2024

Department of Labor recovers $56K in back wages, damages from logistics provider that miscalculated 234 workers’ overtime in Indiana, Michigan

Employer:      Liberty Hill Equity Partners LLC 

                              559 Liberty Hill

                              Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

Locations:      Precision Vehicle Holdings LLC

November 15, 2024

Historic foundry faces nearly $1M in penalties after Department of Labor finds dozens of violations endangering workers in Syracuse

NEW YORK ­­– Federal inspectors have found a Syracuse iron foundry, operating for more than 150 years, continued its pattern of violating federal regulations. The foundry has been cited for more than two dozen willful, repeat, serious and other violations.

Inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Frazer & Jones LLC in October 2024 for exposing employees to the risks of fire and explosion, thermal and chemical burns, falls, and other hazards.

November 14, 2024

Department of Labor recovers $14K in back wages from Little Rock hospital for employee illegally fired while on family medical leave

Employer:                    Methodist Family Health

Investigation site:   600 Aldersgate Road, Suite 200   

                                          Little Rock, AR 72205

November 14, 2024

US Department of Labor hosts online panel conversation for employers, workers on federal rights, protections for Southeast’s care industries

ATLANTA  Working more than 40 hours a week, a woman providing care to people with disabilities in Augusta thought her employer should be paying her overtime wages. In time, she found the courage to contact the U.S. Department of Labor and soon learned her hunch was worth $11,000 in back wages.

November 14, 2024

Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report

In the week ending November 9, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 217,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 221,000. The 4-week moving average was 221,000, a decrease of 6,250 from the previous week's unrevised average of 227,250.

November 13, 2024

El Departamento de Trabajo de los EE. UU. demanda a un operador de National Maintenance Solutions que les negó sus sueldos a los trabajadores e intentó deportar a los empleados que se quejaron

ALBANY, NY - El Departamento de Trabajo de los EE. UU. presentó una demanda para recuperar sueldos atrasados, daños y perjuicios, daños punitivos y medidas cautelares contra un contratista de la construcción de Tonawanda que supuestamente pagaba mal a sus empleados e intentaba deportar a los empleados que se quejaban llamando a las autoridades federales de inmigración.

November 13, 2024

US Departments of Labor, Commerce release skills-first hiring guide to help employers hire, promote workers based on skill, knowledge

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today published a guide designed to educate employers about the benefits of using skills-first hiring practices and encourage them to use those practices to build a better, more qualified workforce.

November 13, 2024

US Department of Labor sues National Maintenance Solutions, operator who denied workers wages, attempted to deport employees who complained

ALBANY, NY – The U.S. Department of Labor has filed suit to recover back wages, liquidated damages, punitive damages and injunctive relief from a Tonawanda construction contractor that allegedly underpaid employees and tried to have employees who complained deported by calling federal immigration authorities.

November 12, 2024

Department of Labor investigation finds window cleaning company employed children to complete dangerous tasks; required to pay $29K in penalties

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A Grand Rapids window cleaning company must pay $29,210 in civil money penalties for employing three children to complete dangerous tasks while cleaning residential windows and gutters and installing Christmas lights, including one that suffered serious injuries requiring surgery when they fell from a roof.