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 16 to 30, 2024.
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FLSA Violations and Settlements
- Arizona: Department of Labor obtains judgment ordering Arizona contractor to pay $1.7M after denying drywall workers their owed wages
- California: US Department of Labor recovers over $1.4M in back wages, damages for 36 Mexican engineers employed by General Dynamics subsidiary in San Diego
- California: US Department of Labor recovers $137K in back wages, damages from Fremont retirement home that knowingly shortchanged 20 workers
- Florida: US Department of Labor recovers $87K in back wages, damages from New Port Richey restaurant for 21 workers denied minimum wage, overtime
- Indiana: Fort Wayne auto emissions manufacturer will pay $101K in back wages, damages to 260 workers for shortchanging them overtime
- Michigan: Federal courts orders Detroit security company, HR director to pay $68K in back wages, damages, penalties for shortchanging guards overtime
- Mississippi: US Department of Labor obtains judgment to prevent Mississippi fish farm, processing plant from threatening workers, interfering with investigation
- Pennsylvania: US Department of Labor recovers $184K in back wages, damages, penalties after wage investigation finds Pittsburgh restaurant unlawfully withheld tips
OSHA Violations and Settlements
- Iowa: Qvest LLC must pay $171K after federal investigators find sanitation contractor employed 11 children at Sioux City pork processing plant
- Mississippi: Department of Labor reaches settlement with Mississippi pipe manufacturer to correct safety failures that led to 25-year-old worker’s fatal injuries
- New Jersey: Department of Labor fines New Jersey bakery $385K after inspectors find workers still exposed to safety hazards at Paterson facility
- Ohio: Signature Health takes multiple actions to improve safety after US Department of Labor investigation of Maple Heights stabbing
- Ohio: Ohio hardwood flooring manufacturer faces $255K in fines after worker suffers partial arm amputation when caught in machine at Portsmouth mill
- Pennsylvania: Department of Labor petitions federal court to force US Postal Service to comply with subpoenas in employee whistleblower investigation
