by PC Editorial Staff | Oct 4, 2022 | DOL, FLSA, Misclassification, Overtime Rules
On September 26th, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) obtained a consent judgment ordering a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, medical staffing company to pay $9.3 million to settle an employee misclassification lawsuit. The judgment followed a DOL investigation that...
by PC Editorial Staff | Jul 6, 2022 | DOL, FLSA, Minimum Wage Law, Overtime Rules, Wage & Hour, WHD
On June 30th, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) launched an employee Timesheet app for Android devices. Specifically, the app allows employers to record hours worked, overtime, and breaks and compute total wages. In addition,...
by PC Editorial Staff | Jun 28, 2022 | Biden Administration, DOL, EBSA, FLSA, OSHA, WHD
On June 21st, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its Spring 2022 regulatory agenda as a part of the Biden-Harris administration’s semiannual Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. As required by Executive Order 12866, the...
by PC Editorial Staff | Jun 14, 2022 | DOL, FLSA, Minimum Wage Law, Wage & Hour, WHD
On June 8th, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) found illegal wage deductions occurred at an Oklahoma gas station and convenience store. In effect, the payroll deductions brought employee wages down below the federal minimum...
by PC Editorial Staff | May 17, 2022 | DOL, FLSA, Overtime Rules, WHD
Recently, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigated a San Diego, CA-based merchandising company, revealing instances of unpaid wages where the company avoided paying overtime. The company, King Graphics, is a contractor for...
by PC Editorial Staff | Apr 19, 2022 | DOL, FLSA, Wage & Hour
Recently, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recovered over $500K in employment law violations across three companies. Federal investigations uncovered numerous overtime and other wage and hour violations. The WHD recovered back wages...