DOL Says H-2A Penalty Case Belongs Before Agency Judge
The U.S. Department of Labor has urged a Kentucky federal judge to toss a tobacco farm’s constitutional challenge to its H-2A enforcement system, arguing that hiring foreign workers is a government-granted pri... (more story)
Ex-City Official To Pay $1.4M In Plea Deal Over Labor Scheme
A former Sacramento City Council member has reached a plea deal regarding charges that he directed unauthorized immigrants employed at his grocery stores to lie to U.S. Department of Labor investigators, agree... (more story)
DOL Nabs $202K Default Win Against Development Co.
The U.S. Department of Labor secured a roughly $202,000 default judgment against a company specializing in technology, real estate, energy and healthcare that was accused of failing to pay workers, after the b... (more story)
Fired Professor Wins $300K Verdict In FMLA Retaliation Case
A former biology professor should get more than $300,000 on his claims that a community college fired him out of retaliation for taking two days off work to care for his sick father, a South Carolina federal jury said.
Concrete Biz Stiffed Maintenance Managers On OT, Suit Says
A concrete products manufacturer has wrongly classified maintenance managers as overtime-exempt despite their routine, nonmanagerial duties, a former employee has alleged in a proposed collective and class act... (more story)
Milk Processing Co. Shorts Workers On OT, Suit Claims
A dairy farm misclassified certain workers as exempt agricultural employees and failed to pay them full overtime wages, a milk processor told a Pennsylvania federal court Friday in a proposed collective action.
Restaurant Operators Hit With Wage, Break Suit
Two restaurant operators required workers to perform unpaid off-the-clock duties, denied legally required meal and rest breaks and manipulated time records, according to a proposed class action filed in Washin... (more story)