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 December 16 to 31, 2024.
FLSA Violations and Settlements
- California: US Department of Labor recovers $45K in penalties from Napa restaurant for reckless child labor law violations
- California: US Department of Labor finds increased number of care industry employers engaged in wage theft, recovers $735K in wages, damages in recent cases
- Georgia: US Department of Labor recovers $290K in back wages, damages from Georgia hotel operator that denied 95 employees overtime
- Illinois: US Department of Labor recovers $125K in back wages, damages from operators of 3 Chicago area restaurants for 53 workers denied overtime
- Louisiana: Department of Labor recovers $355K in back wages, damages from Louisiana home care providers for 114 workers deprived of full wages
- Massachusetts: Department of Labor secures consent judgment prohibiting Massachusetts contractor from retaliating against employees
- Minnesota: Minneapolis restaurant group Boludo will pay $105K in back wages, damages, penalties after US Department of Labor finds overtime violations
- Michigan: Court orders Pontiac supermarket, restaurant to pay $192K in wages, damages, penalties for alleged retaliation against workers denied overtime
- Michigan: Court orders 3 West Michigan taco restaurants to pay $823K in back wages, damages to 177 workers shortchanged minimum wage, overtime
- Utah: Court orders founder, operator of 6 Teriyaki Grill locations in Utah to pay $198K in wages, damages to 20 workers shortchanged overtime
