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Two Turlock, California Agricultural Employers Shortchanged Workers; Transported, Housed Them Unsafely, Federal Investigation Finds
Two Turlock, California Agricultural Employers Shortchanged Workers; Transported, Housed Them Unsafely, Federal Investigation Finds. -
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: Us Department of Labor Secures Judgment Requiring Southern California Logistics Company to Pay $122k in Overtime Back Wages, Damages, Penalties
An Ontario logistics provider of warehousing and distribution services for the home fashion and apparel industry told workers to record only 8 hours of labor each day regardless of how many hours they actually worked – a finding of the U.S. Department of Labor affirmed by a federal court in California recently. -
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: U.S. Department of Labor Recovers $90,508 in Back Wages for California Trucking Company Employees After Overtime Violations Found
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Kal Freight – an Ontario, California-based trucking company – has paid $90,508 in back wages to 16 employees for violating the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) overtime requirements. -
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: Border Warehouse Company to Pay $134,922 in Back Wages to Employees After U.S. Department of Labor Finds Minimum Wage, Overtime Violations
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has reached a settlement with G-Global – a border warehousing company in Otay Mesa, California – in which the employer will pay 61 Mexican national employees $124,465 after investigators found the company paid the workers below minimum wage in pesos, a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). -
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: Sacramento, California, Area Gas Stations Pay Employees $340,470 After U.S. Department of Labor Finds Minimum Wage and Overtime Violations
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Darshan Mundy – owner of seven Sacramento, California-area gas stations – has paid $340,470 in back wages and damages to 105 employees and $45,963 in penalties to resolve violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) minimum wage and overtime requirements. -
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: Updated: U.S. Department of Labor and Cisco Systems Inc. Enter Agreement to Resolve Alleged Pay Discrimination in San Jose
Cisco Systems Inc. has agreed to pay $2,000,000 in lost wages and interest to affected employees in San Jose, California, and provide at least $2,750,000 in pay-equity adjustments to its employees nationwide in the next five years in an Early Resolution Conciliation Agreement (ERCA). -
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: Bay Area Compliance Audit Company to Pay Employees $54,121 After U.S Department of Labor Finds Overtime Violations
A Bay Area employer providing environmental, labor and social responsibility audits will pay $54,121 in back wages to 10 employees and an additional $5,640 in penalties after a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation found the company violated overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). -
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: 7-eleven Store in Northern California to Pay Employees $42,350 After U.s. Department of Labor Investigation Finds Overtime Violations
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), a 7-Eleven store in Concord, California will pay $42,350 in back wages and liquidated damages to 10 employees for violating the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) overtime requirements. -
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: Department of Labor Investigation Results in Bay Area Horse Training Facility Paying Employees $33,034 for Overtime
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Avalon Hunter Jumpers LLC – a Bay Area horse training facility – will pay $33,034 to seven employees for violations of the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). -
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: Department of Labor Investigation Results in Federal Court Ordering Blueberry Grower Munger Bros. To Pay $3.5 Million in Back Wages, Penalties
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Delano, California-based blueberry grower Munger Bros. LLC and two related companies will pay $2.5 million in back wages to approximately 3,000 workers to resolve violations of the H-2A visa program and the Migrant and Seasonal Worker Protection Act (MSPA). -
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Results in California Farm Labor Contractor Paying $56,673 in Back Wages and Penalties
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Empire Farm Labor Contractor – based in Salinas, California – has paid $38,260 in back wages to 79 employees for multiple violations found under the H-2A temporary agricultural worker visa program and the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA). -
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: U.S. Department of Labor Reaches $5 Million Settlement With Intel Corp. To Resolve Pay Discrimination Allegations
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has reached a settlement with Intel Corp. to resolve allegations of systemic pay discrimination against female, African American and Hispanic American employees at its facilities in Arizona, California and Oregon. -
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: U.S. California Farm Labor Contractor Pays $143,078 in Back Wages to Resolve Wage Violations Found by U.S. Department of Labor
J. Carmen Mora – a Northern California farm labor contractor – has paid $143,078 in back wages to 199 employees after a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation found multiple violations of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA). Additionally, WHD assessed the employer $23,048 in civil penalties. -
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Results in Fresno Plumbing Company Paying $113,315 to Resolve Overtime Wage Violations
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), M&L Plumbing Co. Inc. – a plumbing company based in Fresno, California – will pay $113,351 in back wages due to 39 employees for violating overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act's (FLSA). -
U.S. labor secretary alleges Los Angeles companies failed to pay overtime wages
LOS ANGELES – Two Los Angeles recycling centers are alleged to have failed to pay their employees overtime wages. -
Secretary of Labor disagrees with whistleblower reinstatement ruling; no decision on appeal
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Appeals Court for the District of Columbia has rejected a request by a California cement plant worker for temporary reinstatement of his employment as a whistleblower after the company for which the employee had worked had changed hands. -
Supreme Court rules Department of Labor must clarify OT rules for auto dealers
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court, on a 6-2 decision involving a case originally filed in California’s 9th Circuit Court, ordered the Department of Labor to clarify its regulation regarding an overtime pay exemption for people who work at auto dealerships as car salesmen or sales advisers. -
Connie's ICF, St. Dennis Home owners accused of labor wage violations
SAN FRANCISCO – Two San Ramon residents are facing a lawsuit alleging they did not fairly compensate their employees. -
Federal agency alleges Bitmicro Networks violated labor laws
SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Secretary of Labor for the Department of Labor has filed a suit against a Fremont company over allegations it did not pay its employees overtime. -
Judge determines financial advisers are exempt from overtime
SAN FRANCISCO – While lawsuits over unpaid overtime are frequently filed, the complaints mostly come from lower-wage workers. But a recent suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California involved financial services professionals – workers who don't raise this issue "nearly as much," Allan Bloom, an attorney at Proskauer Rose, told the Northern California Record.