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
- 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 May 1 to 15, 2025.
FLSA Violations and Settlements
- Guidance: US Department of Labor issues guidance on independent contractor misclassification enforcement
- California: US Department of Labor recovers over $1.4M in wages for 2,620 workers after employer failed to pay overtime wages
- Hawaii: US Department of Labor seeking janitorial workers owed overtime, damages after investigation, litigation recovers $3.8M from Hawaii employers
OSHA Violations and Settlements
- Georgia: US Department of Labor cites Georgia stone product manufacturer for exposing workers to respirable crystalline silica
- Pennsylvania: US Department of Labor finds child labor, safety violations at Meadville manufacturing facility after investigation of 16-year-old worker’s injury
- Texas: Department of Labor files suit alleging US Postal Service wrongfully fired Texas worker for reporting work-related injury
FMLA Violations and Settlements
- No posted actions this period.
ERISA Violations and Settlements
- No posted actions this period.
H-2A and H-2B Program
- No posted actions this period.
Davis-Bacon and Related Acts
- No posted actions this period.
McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act
- No posted actions this period.
