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 September 16 to September 30, 2024.
FLSA Violations and Settlements
- California: US Department of Labor recovers $43K in wages, damages from San Leandro restaurant that shortchanged 24 Bay Area workers
- California: US Department of Labor files suit to recover unpaid overtime wages, damages for more than 180 shortchanged Coway USA workers
- California: Department of Labor obtains order forbidding California transportation provider from retaliating against drivers, interfering with their rights
- Colorado: US Department of Labor recovers $138K in back wages, damages for 27 construction workers denied overtime in Colorado Springs
- Georgia: US Department of Labor recovers $154K in back wages, damages from Georgia plastics manufacturer that shortchanged 743 workers of full overtime
- Illinois: US Department of Labor recovers $799K in back wages, damages owed to 110 employees denied overtime by Chicago-area car care centers
- Louisiana: Department of Labor recovers $109K in back wages, damages from employers who denied full wages to 359 workers at 5 New Orleans restaurants
- Michigan: US Department of Labor recovers $594K in back wages, damages from Saline employer that misclassified 63 employees as independent contractors
- Missouri: US Department of Labor files lawsuit to recover $1.87M in back wages, damages for 26 workers at Dragon Kitchen of Jefferson City
- Nevada: US Department of Labor obtains judgment to recover $550K in wages, damages for 614 shortchanged Las Vegas construction company workers
- Puerto Rico: US Department of Labor sues Puerto Rico security guard company for misclassifying employees as independent contractors, denying overtime
- Texas: US Department of Labor recovers $227K in wages, tips from Grand Prairie Happy Lamb Hot Pot franchisee who denied 47 workers full wages
OSHA Violations and Settlements
- Maryland: Department of Labor orders Maryland trucking company to pay nearly $29K in back wages, damages; reinstate driver who refused unsafe load
- Ohio: Federal workplace safety inspectors find shipyard workers exposed to fire, asphyxiation hazards while making repairs to cargo ship in Ashtabula
- Texas: Department of Labor finds manufacturer ignored machine safety requirements during investigation of worker’s amputation
- Virginia: Department of Labor orders subsidiary of global building materials supplier to reinstate, compensate driver who raised safety concerns
Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Violations and Settlements
- Massachusetts: US Department of Labor recovers $77K for 5 employees denied prevailing wages at federally funded construction project in Massachusetts
- Virginia: US Department of Labor recovers $24K in fringe benefits, paid sick leave for 13 employees of Virginia rehabilitation, nursing care center
Executive Order 11246 Violations and Settlements
- Florida: Western Global Airlines to pay $84K to resolve gender wage discrimination alleged in federal review
- Pennsylvania: Penn State to pay $703K, enter into conciliation agreement to resolve gender pay discrimination affecting 65 employees
H-2A Program Violations and Settlements
- California: US Department of Labor recovers $31K in wages for 23 farmworkers after Sonoma County grower violated H-2A program requirements
- Louisiana: Louisiana farm ordered to pay $12K in civil penalties, debarred from H-2A program participation for threatening farmworkers, denying them water
ERISA Violations and Settlements
- Maryland: Court issues warrant for defunct Baltimore company’s owner’s arrest after repeated failure to restore $153K to employee 401(k) plan
- New York: Department of Labor sues principal of defunct Pennsylvania modular building manufacturer to remove company’s health plan fiduciary, restore losses
