US Department of Labor recovers $475K for 32 employees denied overtime wages by owner of Juan’s Flaming Fajitas & Cantina restaurants in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS – The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $475,385 in back wages and liquidated damages from the owner of three Juan’s Flaming Fajitas & Cantina restaurants in Las Vegas and Henderson who did not combine hours worked by 32 employees at more than one location and improperly withheld overtime wages earned by employees.

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US Department of Labor files suit to force Houston-area owner, operator of homes for people with special needs to pay overtime wages, damages

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HOUSTON – The U.S. Department of Labor has asked a federal court in Houston to stop the owner and operator of 17 single-family residential group homes and a day habilitation center for adults with disabilities from violating several federal employment regulations and to pay dozens of current and former employees back wages they’re owed as well

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Chicago-area framing contractor continues to expose employees to deadly fall hazards as violations multiply, federal fines reach new heights

RIVER GROVE, IL – Two federal workplace safety investigations have found a Chicago-area framing contractor - already facing debt collection for more than $100,000 in fines for violations identified in 2022 - continuing to expose employees to deadly fall hazards and defying the U.S. Department of Labor’s requests for documents and information related to the contractor’s

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Department of Labor finds appalling disregard of safety standards by building contractor in collapse of Boise airport hangar that killed 3 workers

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BOISE, ID – A federal workplace safety investigation into the fatal injury of three workers and injuries to at least eight others, after an airport hangar collapsed near the Boise Airport in January 2024, found the building contractor ignored standard safety procedures and visible warning signs during construction. Inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor’s 

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Department of Labor recovers $129K in tips, compensation for Vancouver pizza workers denied full pay

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Empleador:     Investier LLC, operando como Round Table Pizza                              5016 NE Thurston Way                              Vancouver, WA 98684 Hallazgos de investigación: Una investigación de la  División de Horas y Salarios del Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. encontró que el dueño de

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