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DOL Releases Inflation Adjustments for 2023 Civil Monetary Penalties

DOL Releases Inflation Adjustments for 2023 Civil Monetary Penalties

by PC Editorial Staff | Jan 17, 2023 | DOL, Federal Labor Law, FLSA, Labor Law Posters, OSHA, WHD

On January 13th, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) made annual adjustments to civil monetary penalties for 2023. In brief, these penalties are assessed or enforced by the DOL and are pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements...
Company to Pay $5.6M in Back Wages to Misclassified Employees

Company to Pay $5.6M in Back Wages to Misclassified Employees

by PC Editorial Staff | Jan 17, 2023 | DOL, FLSA, Independent contractors, Misclassification, WHD

Recently, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it secured $5.6 million in back wages and liquidated damages for 1,398 misclassified employees of an Arizona-based logistics company. Briefly, the company illegally misclassified them as exempt independent...
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...
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...
DOL Announces Final Rule on H-2A Visa Program

DOL Announces Final Rule on H-2A Visa Program

by PC Editorial Staff | Oct 11, 2022 | DOL, H-1B, H-2A, H-2B, immigration, temporary workers, Wage & Hour, WHD

On October 6th, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule to amend regulations that govern the H-2A visa program. In brief, the final rule improves the program’s application and temporary labor certification process. In addition, the final rule...
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