by PC Editorial Staff | Sep 12, 2023 | Latest News, Overtime Rules, Wage & Hour
The Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) announced on September 8th, 2023, that a Georgia-based contractor would pay over $693 thousand for unpaid overtime wages and other damages. What’s more, WHD investigators determined that the contractor...
by PC Editorial Staff | Sep 6, 2023 | DOL, Latest News, Overtime Rules, WHD
Recently, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a proposed rule to increase the salary threshold for overtime exemption. The proposed rule would ensure overtime pay for most low-paid salary workers who earn less than $1,059 a week (or $55,000 a year). By the...
by PC Editorial Staff | Aug 8, 2023 | DOL, Latest News, Overtime Rules, Wage & Hour
On August 3rd, 2023, the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) announced that a Texas healthcare provider will pay over $500 thousand in unpaid wages and overtime. According to WHD investigators, the employer failed to properly calculate overtime,...
by PC Editorial Staff | Aug 1, 2023 | Latest News, Minimum Wage Law, Overtime Rules, Wage & Hour
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recently announced that six Connecticut restaurants and their owners must pay $858 thousand for minimum wage and overtime violations following a federal court’s consent judgment and order. The federal...
by PC Editorial Staff | Jun 7, 2023 | FLSA, Overtime Rules, Wage & Hour, WHD
In another significant summary judgment under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), a federal court in Pennsylvania ordered a Philadelphia home health care agency to pay more than $7 million for FLSA overtime violations. The litigation and judgment came after the...
by PC Editorial Staff | May 31, 2023 | Child Labor, DOL, FLSA, Overtime Rules, Wage & Hour
This week, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced that a popular fast food chain will pay over $71 thousand in fines for over 170 child labor violations across six locations. The DOL’s investigation included locations across Nevada. Overall, from 2018 to 2022, the...
