by PC Editorial Staff | Apr 26, 2022 | DOL, Overtime Rules, Wage & Hour, wage theft, WHD
Recently, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recovered $867K in owed wages after investigators uncovered a Texas restaurant’s history of overtime violations and stealing tips. The employer’s actions violated both overtime rates and tip...
by PC Editorial Staff | Apr 12, 2022 | DOL, FLSA, Wage & Hour, wage theft, WHD
Recently, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) found that three customs warehouses (the employers) in the San Diego, CA, area were engaged in illegal pay practices. Specifically, WHD investigators found that the employers were paying...
by PC Editorial Staff | Apr 6, 2022 | DOL, Overtime Rules, wage theft, WHD
Recently, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recovered $538K in back wages and other damages from an aviation maintenance and repair staffing agency in overtime violations. The staffing agency supplies aviation repair workers to nationwide airline companies. The DOL’s...
by PC Editorial Staff | Feb 22, 2022 | DOL, FLSA, Wage & Hour, WHD
Across four separate cases, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recovered over $2 million in fines resulting from various wage and hour violations in February 2022. The violations occurred in several industries including agriculture, health care, and federal...
by PC Editorial Staff | Feb 8, 2022 | DOL, Federal Contractors, FLSA, FMLA, WHD
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced on February 1st, 2022, that its Wage and Hour Division (WHD) will add 100 investigators to support enforcement efforts. Specifically, the team will focus on the protection of workers’ wages, migrant and seasonal workers,...
by Editorial Staff | Sep 27, 2021 | DOL, Wage & Hour, WHD
On September 23rd, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a new final rule on employee tip withholding. Generally, the rule restores the DOL’s ability to assess civil penalties against employers who take tips earned by their employees. Markedly, the rule...