Department of Labor News

Wisconsin Roofing Contractor Faces $262K Fine for Failing to Protect Employees

The U.S. Department of Labor has cited Wisconsin roofing contractor Bacilio Rios Almanza for failing to protect employees atop a residential roof from fatal fall hazards in Appleton in September 2024. After its investigation, the department’s Occupational Safety and Health …

Tesla Cited by U.S. Regulators Over Worker’s Death in Texas

Federal regulators have cited Tesla TSLA.O for violating workplace safety rules in connection with the electrocution of a worker last summer at its Austin, Texas, auto-manufacturing plant. The U.S. Department of Labor confirmed the findings in a statement to Reuters. …

New Orleans Landscaper Ordered to Pay $319K in Back Wages

TheU.S. Department of Labor has recovered $319,065 in back wages for 49 workers employed by a New Orleans landscaping company that misclassified them as independent contractors and, by doing so, denied them overtime pay. The department’s Wage and Hour Division …

Minnesota Restaurant Owner to Pay $105K in Back Wages

Four Minneapolis restaurants with shared ownership will pay $105,784 in back wages, damages and penalties to resolve violations identified by U.S. Department of Labor, including illegally firing an employee who cooperated with investigators. The department’s Wage and Hour Division found …

Texas Contractor Faces $107K Fine for Exposing Workers to Trench Collapse

A U.S. Department of Labor workplace safety investigation has found a Frisco, Texas contractor repeatedly exposed workers to serious hazards by sending them into unprotected trenches without providing a means of escape. The department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigated …

Michigan Taco Restaurant Owner Ordered to Pay $823K in Back Wages

A federal court has ordered the owner of three West Michigan taco restaurants to pay 177 workers a total of $823,326 after the court granted the U.S. Department of Labor’s request for summary judgment, concluding that the restaurants operated an …

Chicago Restaurant Owners to Pay $125K in Overtime Back Wages

The U.S. Department of Labor obtained a consent judgment and order in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on Dec. 2, 2024, that requires D’Nuez Corp. and owners Antonio Rendon and Albino Rendon – operators of …

Louisiana Home Care Companies to Pay $355K in Back Wages

More than 100 people working as home care companions will receive their share of nearly $355,000 in back wages and damages after investigations by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division of two southern Louisiana home care providers …

Home Care Agency Owes $414K in Back Pay, Damages to 62 Workers Denied Overtime

The U.S. Department of Labor reported it has obtained a consent judgment against a Philadelphia-area home healthcare agency and its owner, Teajan Kamara, who had deliberately failed to pay employees their legally earned overtime wages. Following a filing by the …

Ryan Companies to Pay $350K Over Sexual Harassment at Iowa Site

The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Office of the Federal Contract Compliance Programs has entered into a conciliation agreement with Ryan Companies US Inc. to resolve allegations that the federal contractor’s employees faced sexual harassment, a hostile work …