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New Hampshire Landscaper to Pay Employees $310K in Wages, Damages

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has recovered a total of $310,193 in back wages and liquidated damages from a Bedford, New Hampshire, landscaper and contractor who underpaid 60 employees. The fund recovery comes following an investigation by the DOL’s …

Court: Minnesota Healthcare Provider Must Pay $483K in Back Wages, Damages

The U.S. Department of Labor reached an agreement in which a Minnesota healthcare provider will pay more than $480,000 to settle wage violation allegations. U.S. District Court Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright on Aug. 5 approved a settlement agreement between the …

3 Houston-Area Denny’s Locations Cited for Wage Violations

Rams Food Inc., the operator of three Denny’s locations in the Houston area, has been cited for wage and overtime violations by U.S. labor officials. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division said an investigation found Rams Food …

Wage, Workers’ Comp Issues Halt Construction of UConn Athletic Facility

Two companies were ordered to stop work on the University of Connecticut’s new basketball training facility after a surprise inspection found workers were being paid in cash, allegedly to avoid paying taxes and workers’ compensation, a state official said Tuesday. …