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Read more about the article FTC Investigation Leads to Lawsuit Against TikTok and ByteDance for Flagrantly Violating Children’s Privacy Law

FTC Investigation Leads to Lawsuit Against TikTok and ByteDance for Flagrantly Violating Children’s Privacy Law

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Read more about the article Department of Labor recovers $57K in back wages for inspectors denied overtime by West Virginia’s state mine health, safety, training agency

Department of Labor recovers $57K in back wages for inspectors denied overtime by West Virginia’s state mine health, safety, training agency

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Employer:       West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training, 7 Players Club Drive, Suite 2, Charleston, WV  25311 Investigation findings: Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found the state agency failed to pay inspectors who worked overtime without pre-approval. The agency paid inspectors for a set amount of scheduled hours

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Read more about the article US Department of Labor recovers $72K in back wages from carnival operator that shortchanged 32 temporary visa workers’ wages in Michigan

US Department of Labor recovers $72K in back wages from carnival operator that shortchanged 32 temporary visa workers’ wages in Michigan

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STANDISH, MI – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a court order requiring T.J. Schmidt & Co. LLC, a Standish carnival operator, to pay $72,254 in back wages to 32 temporary nonimmigrant workers the employer hired to run midway games, staff food stands, and build and operate rides but then paid them less than the

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Read more about the article Pro Pallet to Pay $50,000 in EEOC Retaliation Suit

Pro Pallet to Pay $50,000 in EEOC Retaliation Suit

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Settles Federal Charges Construction Company Removed Human Resources Manager for Investigating Sexual Harassment Complaint Harrisburg, Pa.  – Pro Pallet, LLC, a Pennsylvania-based construction company, will pay $50,000 and furnish other relief to settle a retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit

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Read more about the article EEOC Sues HCL America for Age and National Origin Discrimination

EEOC Sues HCL America for Age and National Origin Discrimination

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Federal Agency Charges Tech Company Rejected Job Applicant Because He is “Too Old” and Indian SANTA CLARA, Calif. – HCL America, Inc. violated federal law when it refused to hire a qualified, 61-year-old Indian job applicant for a sales director position based on his age and national origin, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

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