Long Island Company Owes $252K for Back Pay, Damages December 21, 2023 A awnings company based in Long Island and its owner will pay $252,370 in back wages and damages to nearly...
Pennsylvania Restaurant to Pay $269K for Illegal Pay Practices, Child Labor Violations October 25, 2023 A Collegeville, Pennsylvania restaurant and its owners must pay $268,660 in back wages, liquidated damages and punitive damages to satisfy...
Dave & Buster’s to Pay $275K Over Claims of Meal Break, Child Labor Violations June 12, 2023 Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell’s office has reached a settlement with Dave & Buster’s, which includes $275,000 for workers,...
OSHA Probe of Teen Worker’s Fall Uncovers Other Wage, Child Labor, Safety Issues March 23, 2023 A federal investigation into why a 17-year-old worker – who fell 24 feet from the roof of a New Castle,...
Virginia Healthcare Firm Ordered to Pay $703K for Overtime Pay, Retaliation, Damages October 12, 2022 The U.S. Department of Labor reported that it has obtained a default judgment to recover $703,609 in back wages and...
Major League Baseball Settles Wage Suit by Minors’ Players May 11, 2022 Major League Baseball said it’s settling a complaint by minor league players about “poverty” wages, avoiding a trial with hundreds...
New Hampshire Restaurants Pay $890K to Settle Back Wages Claims April 28, 2022 Two New Hampshire restaurants in Derry and Londonderry and their owner have agreed to pay $890,169 to 63 employees to...
Employers Warned of Potential Wage-and-Hour Claims Under New Overtime Rule December 29, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Time is running out for employers to familiarize themselves with new federal rules on overtime pay. Starting January 1, the...
Judge Orders Georgia Vidalia Onion Farmer to Pay $1.4M in Overtime Suit October 23, 2017 By Russ Bynum One of the largest producers of Georgia’s famous Vidalia onions must pay $1.4 million in damages and unpaid overtime owed...
Supporters of Overtime Hike Turn to States as Obama Rule Unlikely to Survive January 13, 2017 By Josh Eidelson With President Barack Obama’s federal overtime-pay overhaul likely to die either in court or under Republican Donald Trump, some legislators...