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Restaurant Owner Fined More Than $1.6M for Unpaid Overtime Pay

Restaurant Owner Fined More Than $1.6M for Unpaid Overtime Pay

by PC Editorial Staff | Jan 10, 2023 | DOL, Overtime Rules, Wage & Hour, wage theft, WHD

This month, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recovered more than $1.6 million in unpaid overtime pay from a Los Angeles, California restaurant owner. The owner operates seven restaurants within Los Angeles. Overall, the charges of...
DOL, IRS Renew Joint Effort to Prevent Employee Misclassification

DOL, IRS Renew Joint Effort to Prevent Employee Misclassification

by PC Editorial Staff | Dec 20, 2022 | DOL, IRS, Misclassification, Wage & Hour, WHD

Recently, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) renewed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) combining agency resources and efforts to prevent employee misclassification. In brief, the bi-agency effort adds a streamlined process for...
Employer Pays $503K in Independent Contractor Misclassification Case

Employer Pays $503K in Independent Contractor Misclassification Case

by PC Editorial Staff | Dec 13, 2022 | Independent contractors, Misclassification, Wage & Hour

On December 6th, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that a Florida-based hotel staffing agency paid more than $500 thousand in back wages to settle an independent contractor misclassification case. Briefly, misclassifying employees as independent...
Breakfast Chain to Pay $1.1M for Failure to Pay Overtime

Breakfast Chain to Pay $1.1M for Failure to Pay Overtime

by PC Editorial Staff | Nov 22, 2022 | DOL, Overtime Rules, Wage & Hour, wage theft, WHD

Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) announced that a popular breakfast chain will pay more than $1.1 million for a failure to pay overtime to its workers. The WHD initially opened its investigation at one location in...
Ninth Circuit Rules on FLSA Compensable Time

Ninth Circuit Rules on FLSA Compensable Time

by Editorial Staff | Nov 2, 2022 | FLSA, State News, Wage & Hour

On October 24, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Ninth Circuit) issued a decision on FLSA compensable time. In brief, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards. Markedly, the...
DOL Publishes Proposed Independent Contractor Rule

DOL Publishes Proposed Independent Contractor Rule

by PC Editorial Staff | Oct 19, 2022 | DOL, Gig Economy, Independent contractors, Misclassification, Wage & Hour

On October 13th, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its proposed independent contractor rule for determining employee versus independent contractor classification. The proposed rule rescinds the previous 2021 rule on the topic. According to the DOL,...
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