CFPB Sues Walmart, Scheduling Platform for Alleged Illegal Pay Practices for Gig Drivers January 6, 2025 The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has sued Walmart and work scheduling platform Branch Messenger for allegedly forcing delivery drivers that...
Home Care Agency Owes $414K in Back Pay, Damages to 62 Workers Denied Overtime December 13, 2024 The U.S. Department of Labor reported it has obtained a consent judgment against a Philadelphia-area home healthcare agency and its...
Massachusetts Cites Burger King, Settles With Popeyes Over Labor Law Charges December 6, 2024 Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has issued citations against Northeast Foods LLC, a company which operates Burger King franchise...
Brewery Managers Caught With Hands in Tip Jar, Says US Department of Labor December 4, 2024 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division reports that it found Pennsylvania’s Sly Fox Brewing Co. unlawfully kept...
US Alleges Contractor Denied Workers Wages, Tried to Deport Any Who Complained November 15, 2024 The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has filed suit to recover back wages, liquidated damages, punitive damages and injunctive relief...
Pennsylvania Contractor Ordered to Pay $85K Owed to 6 Workers on Federal Projects October 16, 2024 An administrative law judge has ordered a Pennsylvania-based federal contractor to pay $85,284 in back wages for failing to pay...
Construction Workers Recover $77K After Being Denied Prevailing Wage September 18, 2024 A U.S. Department of Labor investigation has recovered $77,206 in back wages for five workers employed on a federally funded...
Two Construction Firms Ordered to Pay $600K in Wages, Damages to 131 Workers August 7, 2024 The Department of Labor said it has obtained a federal court order that requires two New Jersey construction companies and...
GEICO to Pay $6 Million to Settle Auto Adjusters’ Claims of Unpaid Overtime Hours July 8, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Insurer GEICO has agreed to pay $6 million to settle claims by auto damage claims adjusters who allege the insurer...
Thousands of Amazon Drivers File Arbitration Claims for Unpaid Wages, Other Losses June 13, 2024 By Haleluya Hadero Thousands of delivery drivers filed legal claims against Amazon, alleging the company’s classification of them as independent contractors instead of...