U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division News

Subway Restaurant Franchise in Manhattan Pays for Wage Violations, Retaliatory Firing

The operator of a Subway restaurant franchise in Manhattan’s Lower East Side who the Department of Labor said fired an employee during its investigation has paid damages to the employee and back pay to 18 employees, the department’s wage and …

Tennessee Plumbing Company Hit with Penalties for Labor Violations

A Tennessee plumbing company has been ordered to pay back wages, damages and civil penalties for violating federal requirements related to overtime, record keeping and child labor laws, the U.S. Department of Labor said. The department said Tim Jurisin Plumbing …

Feds: Mississippi City Owes $850K in Police Officer Back Pay

A Mississippi city will pay more than $850,000 in back wages to more than 100 police officers following a federal investigation of payment practices. Tupelo Mayor Jason Shelton’s administration released a statement to the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal on Wednesday …

Mississippi City to Settle Federal Lawsuit Involving 39 Police Officers

A federal lawsuit filed in April 2014 on behalf of 39 current or former Jackson, Miss. Police Department officers will be settled. That’s according to the attorney representing the plaintiffs. The Clarion-Ledger reports the Jackson City Council will pay $73,000 …

U.S. Labor Dept., N.Y. Agencies Team Up to Target Misclassification of Employees

Officials from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, the New York State Labor Department and the New York State Attorney General’s Office recently signed memoranda of understanding to work together in their effort to protect the rights …