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 August 1 to August 15, 2024.
FLSA Violations and Settlements
- California: Federal court blocks Southern California logistics company’s retaliation against workers, interference with federal investigation
- Idaho: US Department of Labor recovers $268K in back wages, damages for 76 workers employed by onion processing plant
- Illinois: US Department of Labor recovers $135K in back wages, damages for 77 employees denied overtime by Ware Landscaping
- Indiana, Michigan: Federal court forbids owner of 61 Mega Liquor & Smoke stores from engaging in employee retaliation following Labor Department investigation
- Michigan: US Department of Labor recovers $45K in back wages, damages for 11 servers at southern Michigan restaurant, bar
- Michigan: Labor Department recovers nearly $24K in back overtime, minimum wage for 2 front desk workers of Jackson, Michigan hotel operators
- New Jersey: US Department of Labor obtains judgment ordering North Jersey construction companies, owners to pay $600K in wages, damages to 131 workers
- New York: US Department of Labor recovers $82K in back wages, liquidated damages for employees of Manhattan real estate developer, managers that again withheld overtime
- Pennsylvania: Philadelphia agency to pay $229K in overtime back wages, liquidated damages to 66 home care aides after federal investigations, litigation
- Pennsylvania: Department of Labor obtains judgment ordering food vendor to pay $15K in back wages, damages to workers denied overtime, allegedly threatened
- Tennessee: Federal court orders staffing company to stop employing children illegally after US Department of Labor investigation
- West Virginia: Department of Labor recovers $57K in back wages for inspectors denied overtime by West Virginia’s state mine health, safety, training agency
