Court forbids Queens discount stores, owners, manager from retaliating against workers, obstructing US Department of Labor investigation
Must pay 2 employees $25K in punitive damages; $50K in wages, liquidated damages paid to…
US Department of Labor, Colombia establish partnership to protect Colombian citizens’ labor rights while working in US
Joins Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala as consular partners WASHINGTON – As the…
US Department of Labor seeking dozens of workers employed by Georgia home care provider owed $65K in back wages, damages
ATLANTA – The U.S. Department of Labor is trying to connect 28 former employees of a…
Chicago countertop maker faces dozens of violations, $1M in penalties for not protecting workers, including 2 with incurable lung disease, from silica dust
Worker insurers dropped Florenza Marble & Granite for unsafe practices in 2022, 2024 CHICAGO ‒ Federal…
US Department of Labor obtains judgment ordering Pennsylvania restaurant, owner to pay $1.3M in back wages, withheld tips, liquidated damages
Finds La Tolteca Authentic Mexican Restaurant unlawfully retained workers’ tips WILKES-BARRE, PA – The U.S. Department of…
US Department of Labor recovers $124K in back wages, damages for 84 New Jersey restaurant workers deprived of overtime pay
Employer: Swahili Village Bar and Grill, 2 Center St., Newark, NJ 07102 Investigation findings: A U.S.…
Department of Labor, Office of US Trade Representative find denial of labor rights at Pirelli facility in Silao, Guanajuato
WASHINGTON – The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement today requested the…
US Department of Labor awards $2.8M in initial funding to support disaster recovery in response to California severe winter storms
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an initial award of $2.8 million…
Department of Labor awards more than $1.1M to support disaster recovery employment, training as Florida recovers from severe May, June storms
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an initial award of more than…
Department of Labor, Mexican Embassy kick off Labor Rights Week 2024, commemorate Consular Partnership Program’s 20th anniversary
WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Labor officials and representatives from the Mexican Embassy and other…