March 18, 2024

Federal investigations find Jersey Mike’s franchise operator violated child labor regulations at 4 northern Virginia locations, denied overtime pay

BALTIMORE  U.S. Department of Labor investigations at four northern Virginia Jersey Mike’s franchise locations have found the operator allowed more than a dozen employees under the age of 16 to perform dangerous tasks and work longer than permitted in violation of federal child labor regulations.

March 14, 2024

US Department of Labor seeks to distribute money owed to workers employed by Empone Inc., Talenique Inc.

BOSTON – A federal court in Boston entered a consent judgment in May of 2023, ordering two Middlesex County employment staffing agencies and their owners to pay a total of $256,992 in back wages and liquidated damages to 238 current and former employees who were placed with businesses in Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. 

March 14, 2024

El Departamento de Trabajo de los EE. UU. intenta distribuir el dinero adeudado a los trabajadores empleados por Empone Inc., Talenique Inc.

BOSTON – Un tribunal federal de Boston dictó una sentencia acordada por las partes en mayo de 2023, en la que ordenó a dos agencias de reclutamiento del condado de Middlesex y a sus propietarios pagar un total de $256,992 en concepto de salarios atrasados e indemnización por daños y perjuicios a 238 empleados actuales y exempleados que ocupaban puestos en empresas de Maine, Massachusetts y New Hampshire.

March 14, 2024

Federal wage investigations recover $607K for 227 workers on extension of Valley Metro Light Rail in Phoenix

PHOENIX – The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $607,395 in back wages for 227 people working on an extension of the Valley Metro Light Rail system in the Phoenix metro area. 

March 13, 2024

US Department of Labor recovers $479K in back wages for workers with temporary visas, US workers at Missouri vegetable farm

PARK HILLS, MO – A Park Hills vegetable farming and packing operation will pay $479,983 in back wages to 208 workers, following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division.

March 12, 2024

US Department of Labor recovers $155K in back wages, damages from Kansas supermarket for 158 workers denied overtime

Employer:      Supermart El Torito Inc.

                        1409 Central Avenue

                         Kansas City, KS 

 

March 7, 2024

Department of Labor recovers $129K in wages, damages for 26 home healthcare workers denied overtime by employer

Employer:      Family Hands Adult Care Facility LLC 

                        10016 LaSalle Ave.

March 7, 2024

Massachusetts, New Hampshire frozen yogurt business pays $10K in punitive damages, $1,978 in back pay to employee who asserted their rights to tips

BOSTON – When the owner of three Tutti Frutti frozen yogurt shops in Massachusetts and New Hampshire terminated an employee who asserted their rights to the tips they had earned, the company violated anti-retaliation provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and found themselves facing costly consequences after a U.S.

March 6, 2024

Owner of 20 Hwy 55 Burgers, Shakes & Fries restaurants enters compliance agreement, pays $11K in penalties for child labor violations

CROSSVILLE, TN – The owner of 20 Hwy 55 Burgers, Shakes & Fries locations has entered an enhanced compliance agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor that aims to improve working conditions for minor-aged employees and compliance with federal labor regulations at their 20 locations in Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

March 6, 2024

US Department of Labor, Southeast Louisiana Building and Construction Trades Council establish partnership to improve industry compliance

NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Wage and Hour Division’s New Orleans district office has signed a collaborative agreement with the Southeast Louisiana Building and Construction Trades Council to protect workers and promote compliance with federal labor laws. 

March 6, 2024

US Department of Labor seeks restraining order to stop Evansville restaurant owner from intimidating workers, denying them back pay

EVANSVILLE, IN – After learning an Evansville employer has engaged in an ongoing attempt to deprive current and former employees of the money found due to them following a federal wage investigation, the U.S. Department of Labor asked a federal court to issue a temporary restraining order and injunction against Friendship Diner LLC and its owner, Bardhyl Shabani, and award punitive damages to employees. 

March 5, 2024

US Department of Labor recovers $108K in back wages, damages for workers at popular Oklahoma restaurant chain

Employer name:        Boom-a-Rang Diner

Investigation site:      53 locations in Oklahoma

Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found 53 locations of 

Boom-a-Rang Diner failed to include employee monthly performance bonuses to non-exempt management personnel in their regular pay rate when computing overtime wages, as required by the Fair Labor Standards Act

March 5, 2024

El Departamento de Trabajo de EE. UU. recupera $108 mil en sueldos atrasados, daños, perjuicios para trabajadores de restaurante en Oklahoma

Nombre del empleador:        Boom-a-Rang Diner

Lugar de la investigación:    53 locales en Oklahoma

March 4, 2024

US Department of Labor recovers $119K in unpaid wages, damages for 43 workers denied overtime by Hawaii construction employer

Employer:      H.K. Construction Corp. 

                        2046 South King St.

February 29, 2024

US Department of Labor seeks injunction to stop Indiana liquor store owner from intimidating workers, denying them back pay

SOUTH BEND, IN – The U.S. Department of Labor asked a federal court to issue a temporary restraining order and injunction against Vishav Inc. – operating as Mega Liquor & Smoke – and its owner, Bhola Singh, to stop the Granger, Indiana-based company from retaliating against and intimidating employees owed back wages and liquidated damages. Singh owns and operates 61 Mega Liquor & Smoke stores in Indiana and Michigan. 

February 29, 2024

US Department of Labor recovers $438K for 2 workers illegally terminated by Alabama car manufacturer after they took protected leave

VANCE, AL – The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $438,625 in back wages, unpaid bonuses, equitable remedy and liquidated damages for two former Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama after the employer violated their rights to protected leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act.

February 29, 2024

US Department of Labor seeks input from South Dakota building, heavy construction industry for wage survey to establish prevailing wage rates

SIOUX FALLS, SD – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division is surveying the building and heavy construction industry of South Dakota to set prevailing wage rates, as required under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts, for the payment of construction workers on federally funded and federally assisted construction projects.