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 November 1 to 15, 2024.
FLSA Violations and Settlements
- California: Department of Labor recovers $863K in wages, damages from 4 California residential care providers that shortchanged minimum, overtime wages
- Indiana: US Department of Labor complaint alleges Indianapolis home care companies’ operator again violated federal wage laws, withheld $86K in wages
- Indiana: Department of Labor recovers $56K in back wages, damages from logistics provider that miscalculated 234 workers’ overtime in Indiana, Michigan
- Michigan: Department of Labor investigation finds window cleaning company employed children to complete dangerous tasks; required to pay $29K in penalties
- Michigan: Department of Labor recovers $56K in back wages, damages from logistics provider that miscalculated 234 workers’ overtime in Indiana, Michigan
- New Hampshire: Court enters consent order requiring New Hampshire landscaper to pay employees $310K in wages, liquidated damages
- New York: US Department of Labor sues National Maintenance Solutions, operator who denied workers wages, attempted to deport employees who complained
- Pennsylvania: Federal court orders Pennsylvania home healthcare agency to pay $810K in back wages, damages to 196 workers denied minimum wage, overtime
- Tennessee: US Department of Labor investigation uncovers child labor violations at 2 Knoxville Marco’s Pizza locations; employer pays $207K in penalties
- Wisconsin: Iron River pizza restaurant agrees to pay $99K in penalties for employing children to operate hot oven, meat grinder; work beyond allowed hours
