Each month, the United States Department of Labor (US DOL or DOL) issue violations and settles cases covering the federal laws they are responsible for enforcing. These federal laws include:
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
- Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- Davis-Bacon and Related Acts
- McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act
- Executive Order 11246
- Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA)
- Section 1188 — Admission of Temporary H-2A Workers
- H-2B Progam
- Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Below is a list of violations and settlements issued by the DOL from August 16 to August 31, 2024.
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FLSA Violations and Settlements
- Colorado: Department of Labor recovers $133K in wages and damages for 56 landscaping workers denied overtime by Longmont snow removal, landscaping company
- Georgia: US Department of Labor seeking dozens of workers employed by Georgia home care provider owed $65K in back wages, damages
- Indiana: Court orders Evansville diner owner to pay $390K in back wages, damages to 44 employees; stop intimidating workers who cooperate with investigators
- New Hampshire: New Hampshire restaurants’ operators pay $151K in penalties, agree to comply with federal child labor law after Department of Labor investigation
- New Jersey: US Department of Labor recovers $124K in back wages, damages for 84 New Jersey restaurant workers deprived of overtime pay
- New York: US Department of Labor obtains judgment to recover over $1M in back wages, damages for over 100 current, former Bronx, Long Island gas stations’ workers
- New York: Court forbids Queens discount stores, owners, manager from retaliating against workers, obstructing US Department of Labor investigation
- North Dakota: US Department of Labor recovers $73K in back wages for 76 employees denied overtime by North Dakota home care provider
- Pennsylvania: Administrative Review Board affirms $45K penalty against Pike County employer who shortchanged 65 workers of minimum wage, overtime
- Pennsylvania: US Department of Labor obtains judgment ordering Pennsylvania restaurant, owner to pay $1.3M in back wages, withheld tips, liquidated damages
- Pennsylvania: Department of Labor recovers $326K in back wages, damages for 504 workers shortchanged overtime pay by Pittsburgh-area residential homes operator
- Texas: US Department of Labor recovers $61K for 140 workers after investigations find Lamesa, Lubbock restaurants kept, misused tips illegally
- Texas: US Department of Labor recovers $198K for 20 bartenders from Dallas bars’ owner who illegally shared tips, violated minimum wage, overtime laws
OSHA Violations and Settlements
- Illinois: Chicago countertop maker faces dozens of violations, $1M in penalties for not protecting workers, including 2 with incurable lung disease, from silica dust
- Texas: Department of Labor orders Little Sunshine Playhouse operator to reinstate employee fired for reporting food safety concerns to state health officials
