May 10, 2007

Labor Department investigation spurs Houston company
to pay 233 workers $1.1 million in back wages

HOUSTON — The Mudlogging Company USA in Houston has paid $1,151,232 in back wages to 233 employees following a U.S. Department of Labor investigation finding that the company violated the overtime wage provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

"The department recovered more than $1.1 million in back pay and a commitment that workers will be properly compensated for overtime in the future," said Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao.

May 8, 2007

Overtime calculator joins collection of elaws advisors
offered by U.S. Department of Labor

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has unveiled a new elaws advisor — the FLSA Overtime Calculator — to help employers and workers understand and calculate overtime pay. The calculator can be accessed at www.dol.gov/elaws/otcalculator.htm.

May 1, 2007

U.S. Labor Department obtains consent judgment restoring assets to Pennsylvania 401(k) profit-sharing plan

Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.

May 1, 2007

U.S. Labor Department sponsors free workshop in Pasadena, California, on complying with federal pension law

Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.

April 30, 2007

U.S. Labor Department sues to protect 401(k) funds of Oxnard, California, aquarium supply company

Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.

April 27, 2007

U.S. Labor Department recovers nearly $63,000 for participants of Washington, D.C., pension and profit-sharing plans

Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.

April 25, 2007

U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao appoints new members and leaders to 2007 ERISA Advisory Council

Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.

April 25, 2007

ERISA Advisory Council to hold first meeting of 2007

Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.

April 24, 2007

U.S. Labor Department seeks comments on fee disclosure for 401(k)-type plans

Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.

April 17, 2007

U.S. Labor Department proposal will update
child labor rules for the 21st century

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor published today a proposal to update the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations governing the employment of teenage workers, a measure that will improve protections for the nation's young workforce.

April 11, 2007

U.S. Department of Labor to offer free health law seminar On May 1 and 2 in Boise, Idaho

Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.

 

April 6, 2007

U.S. Department of Labor provides new publication for faith-based and community organizations on serving people with disabilities

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability and Employment Policy today made available a brochure to help faith-based and community organizations understand federal requirements for including individuals with disabilities in their programs and activities. The department's Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives and Civil Rights Center also contributed to this new publication.

April 4, 2007

U.S. Labor Department secures independent fiduciary for abandoned Baltimore retirement savings plan

Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.

April 3, 2007

DisabilityInfo.gov receives e-gov Institutes
Knowledge Management Award

WASHINGTON — DisabilityInfo.gov, a one-stop federal Web site for disability-related information and resources, has received the e-gov Institute's Knowledge Management Award for "delivering high value to citizens in a knowledge management solution." The DisabilityInfo.gov team was honored at the Eighth Annual Knowledge Management Conference and Exhibition on April 4 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.

April 3, 2007

Labor Department Obtains $5 Million Court Order to Restore Tennessee Company’s Pension Funds

Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.

April 2, 2007

Gas Station/Convenience Store Chain Agrees to Pay $1 Million to Settle U.S. Labor Department Lawsuit

NEW YORK — Chestnut Petroleum Dist. Inc., with 37 gas station/convenience store locations throughout the Hudson Valley; Brooklyn and Long Island, N.Y.; and New Jersey and Connecticut, has agreed to pay 767 employees a total of $900,000 in back wages — plus a $100,000 penalty to the federal government — to resolve a U.S. Department of Labor lawsuit alleging violations of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).