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:
Below is a list of violations and settlements issued by the DOL from July 1 to July 15, 2024.
FLSA Violations and Settlements
- Arkansas: US Department of Labor obtains preliminary injunction against Benton restaurant to stop employing children illegally, retaliating against workers
- California: US Department of Labor recovers $555K for more than 2,500 Intuit employees after software provider’s recordkeeping errors denied overtime wages
- California: US Department of Labor recovers $45K in back wages, damages for 14 workers denied overtime pay by Walnut Creek restaurant
- California: US Department of Labor recovers more than $71K for 3 workers exempted from overtime improperly by popular Sonoma County restaurant owner
- Indiana: US Department of Labor files complaint, seeks contempt order after owner of 8 Indianapolis home healthcare companies defies court, continues violations
- Iowa: US Department of Labor recovers $33K in back wages, damages for 11 employees of tire shop that miscalculated overtime wages
- Louisiana: US Department of Labor recovers $110K in back wages, damages for 46 workers whose New Orleans employer withheld overtime pay
- New Hampshire: US Department of Labor recovers $912K in back wages, withheld tips, liquidated damages for 44 employees of New Hampshire taproom
- Puerto Rico: Federal investigation recovers $238K in back overtime wages for over 1,000 installers employed by Puerto Rico solar equipment company
- Virginia: Department of Labor recovers $172K for 21 restaurant workers after investigation finds Richmond restaurant denied overtime wages
- Virginia: Department of Labor seeks court order to end IT staffing agency practices that exploit workers through a system akin to modern-day indentured servitude
