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 Program
- Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Below is a list of violations and settlements issued by the DOL from November 1 to 15, 2024.
FLSA Violations and Settlements
- California: Department of Labor recovers $863K in wages, damages from 4 California residential care providers that shortchanged minimum, overtime wages
- Indiana: US Department of Labor complaint alleges Indianapolis home care companies’ operator again violated federal wage laws, withheld $86K in wages
- Indiana: Department of Labor recovers $56K in back wages, damages from logistics provider that miscalculated 234 workers’ overtime in Indiana, Michigan
- Michigan: Department of Labor investigation finds window cleaning company employed children to complete dangerous tasks; required to pay $29K in penalties
- Michigan: Department of Labor recovers $56K in back wages, damages from logistics provider that miscalculated 234 workers’ overtime in Indiana, Michigan
- New Hampshire: Court enters consent order requiring New Hampshire landscaper to pay employees $310K in wages, liquidated damages
- New York: US Department of Labor sues National Maintenance Solutions, operator who denied workers wages, attempted to deport employees who complained
- Pennsylvania: Federal court orders Pennsylvania home healthcare agency to pay $810K in back wages, damages to 196 workers denied minimum wage, overtime
- Tennessee: US Department of Labor investigation uncovers child labor violations at 2 Knoxville Marco’s Pizza locations; employer pays $207K in penalties
- Wisconsin: Iron River pizza restaurant agrees to pay $99K in penalties for employing children to operate hot oven, meat grinder; work beyond allowed hours
OSHA Violations and Settlements
- Illinois: Crystal Lake contractor faces $287K in fines after exposing framing workers in Elburn to potentially deadly fall risks 3 times in less than a month
- New York: Historic foundry faces nearly $1M in penalties after Department of Labor finds dozens of violations endangering workers in Syracuse
- Pennsylvania: Department of Labor seeks reinstatement, back wages from Pennsylvania manufacturer that allegedly fired worker for raising safety concerns
Family and Medical Leave Act Violations and Settlements
Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Violations and Settlements
Executive Order 11246 Violations and Settlements
- Massachusetts: Abiomed Inc. to pay $57K to resolve alleged gender-based promotion discrimination at Danvers, Massachusetts, headquarters
- Texas: McKesson Corp. subsidiary to pay $448K in back wages, interest to resolve alleged systemic racial hiring discrimination in Grapevine
