Must pay 2 employees $25K in punitive damages; $50K in wages, liquidated damages paid to 6 employees NEW YORK – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a federal consent judgment permanently prohibiting two Astoria discount stores and their owners and manager from threatening workers and obstructing investigations by the department’s Wage and Hour Division. Entered in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, the court order requires ABC 31st Street Inc., doing business as ABC Deals, and Astoria 99C Inc., doing business as Pick 99C, owners Ahmad Perwaiz and Hassan Perwaiz, and manager Mohammed Perwaiz to pay $25,000…
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Benin City, 22 August 2024 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) with support from the Kingdom of the Netherlands through its Cooperation on Migration and Partnerships to Achieve Sustainable Solutions (COMPASS) programme commissioned the handover of newly renovated classrooms and a solar powered borehole to the Uhi community as part of the Community Based Planning (CBP) initiative. Launched as a call to action in November 2023 and piloted among the Uhi community of Uhunmwode LGA in Edo state, the CBP initiative was established to empower communities to actively address key drivers of irregular migration. 50 community members, including vulnerable…
Joins Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala as consular partners WASHINGTON – As the nation begins Labor Rights Week, the U.S. Department of Labor and the Republic of Colombia today announced the South American country has joined the Consular Partnership Program to raise awareness among Colombians working in the U.S. about regulations protecting them in America’s workplaces. In collaboration with the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Wage and Hour Division and Employee Benefits Security Administration, Colombian consulates in the U.S. will provide valuable information to Colombian citizens and their employers about federal laws governing workplace safety and health, wages and work hours, and employee…
ATLANTA – The U.S. Department of Labor is trying to connect 28 former employees of a Cordele home healthcare company with their share of $65,944 in back wages and liquidated damages recovered after an investigation found the employer denied them overtime wages they earned.The department’s Wage and Hour Division determined Adventist Homecare and Medical Services LLC paid a total of 96 employees straight-time rates for all hours worked, including hours over 40 in a workweek when the Fair Labor Standards Act required overtime wages be paid. After its investigation, the division recovered a total of $470,261 in back wages and liquidated damages for employees owed overtime…
The new cabinet, according to reports, completely replaces all the ministers from the government of the former Prime Minister, Ariel Henry, who was forced to step down earlier this year following pressure from criminal gangs that control large parts of the island nation. The new cabinet includes women ministers in key portfolios. Security needs Addressing journalists at the regular press briefing on Thursday, UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said the “positive transitional governance milestone” should be accompanied by urgently needed security gains. “The Secretary-General therefore reiterates his call for the swift deployment of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission to…
Nuku’alofa, Tonga – The Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Amy Pope and Pat Conroy, Australia’s Minister for International Development and the Pacific, today announced the launch of a new initiative to enhance support for migrant workers and their families participating in the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme. The programme “Family-Centred Assistance to PALM Workers” will be a three-year regional pilot that addresses the opportunities and challenges associated with labour migration, helping migrant workers who are filling important labour shortages in Australia integrate into the country, and then improve their transition when they return home.…
The 31 August 2022 report stated that violations had taken place in the context of the Government’s assertion that it was targeting terrorists among the Uyghur minority with a counter-extremism strategy, involving the use of so-called Vocational Educational and Training Centres (VETCs), or re-education camps. Detailed exchanges and dialogue In an update to reporters, OHCHR spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani said that the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and his Office have had detailed exchanges with the Government of China on critical issues. Topics included counter-terrorism laws and policies, criminal justice, and other policies of concern that impact the human rights…
BlackRock is back in Anti-ESG’s crosshairs. The Indiana Secretary of State issued a cease and desist letter last week to the firm alleging securities fraud. The Indiana letter is similar to one sent by the Mississippi Secretary of State back in March and alleges that BlackRock has misled investors about the benefits of considering ESG factors in investment decisions. The Indiana Capital Chronicle summarizes the allegations stating: “The Indiana Securities Division alleges BlackRock, ‘through its assertions relating to ESG products and offerings, has repeatedly made false and misleading statements to Hoosier investors,’ Morales said. The company is accused by Morales…
Zenon Michalak (76), has been living close to the Hill of Tara since he arrived in Ireland a month ago. Previous Next Image 1 of 6 Zenon Michalak (76), has been living close to the Hill of Tara since he arrived inIreland three weeks ago. Image 2 of 6 “I left America with nothing because I wanted knowledge. I didn’t know how the word worked without money so for the last 10 years I have discovering how difficult it is and I became invisible to the world.” Image 3 of 6 “Really, if I had my way and the money,…
Worker insurers dropped Florenza Marble & Granite for unsafe practices in 2022, 2024 CHICAGO ‒ Federal safety inspectors became aware that a 31-year-old employee of a Chicago countertop manufacturer needed a double lung transplant after suffering accelerated silicosis ‒ an incurable lung disease – and the U.S. Department of Labor immediately alerted the company of the potential imminent danger and an inspection by the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found workers exposed to silica levels up to six times greater than permissible limits. When inspectors arrived in February 2024 to conduct air sampling at Florenza Marble & Granite Corp., they found employees…