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 October 1 to 15, 2024.
FLSA Violations and Settlements
- California: US Department of Labor recovers $132K in wages, damages for 72 wholesale tortilla manufacturing workers in Los Angeles County
- Georgia: Federal judge orders CSX Transportation reinstatement, $453K payment for pair of employees illegally terminated after raising safety concerns in 2017
- Kentucky: US Department of Labor requires Kentucky restaurants to pay $250K in penalties for violations affecting 38 young workers
- New York: US Department of Labor sues New York City coffee shops, operators for not paying overtime to employees working at multiple locations
- Tennessee: Federal court order requires Tennessee sawmill to pay $73K in penalties, turn over $10K in profits for endangering children at work
OSHA Violations and Settlements
- Florida: Pinellas Park boat manufacturer faces $328K in penalties after Department of Labor follow-up inspection finds significant safety issues ignored
- Illinois: AB Specialty Silicones must pay $1.3M federal penalty, implement comprehensive safety programs after 2019 Waukegan plant explosion
- Nebraska: Department of Labor investigators find Nebraska grain cooperative exposed workers to combustible dust, multiple hazards at Hemingford elevator
- Nebraska: US Department of Labor finds Nebraska farm cooperative exposed employees stacking pallets of pork to musculoskeletal disorders
- North Dakota: Department of Labor orders railroad to reinstate employee, pay $200K in back wages, damages after retaliation for safety complaints
- Wisconsin: Federal workplace safety investigation finds Janesville recycling company continues to expose workers to dangerous levels of lead, cadmium
Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Violations and Settlements
Executive Order 11246 Violations and Settlements
- Delaware: US Department of Labor enters agreement with Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics to resolve alleged gender pay discrimination at Delaware facility
- Georgia: Ball Corp. subsidiary to pay $309K to settle hiring discrimination of Black applicants at Georgia facility
