Sanctions & Fines

HOUSTON – The U.S. Department of Labor has filed suit asking a federal court to require the owner and operator of three popular north Houston-area restaurants in Tomball and Spring - that allegedly used a portion of employees’ tips for business expenses, including condiments and takeout packaging - to pay back wages and damages to the affected workers.

HENDERSON, NV – The U.S. Department of Labor has assessed the operators of 10 Blaze Fast Fire’d Pizza locations in Las Vegas and Henderson $277,414 in civil penalties after federal investigators found the employer employed dozens of children to perform dangerous tasks and work more hours than allowed on school days, in violation of federal

Employer:                              Tito’s Taqueria LLC,  898 Putney Road, Brattleboro, VT 05301 Type of action:                       Administrative settlement Investigation sites:                 Greenfield, Massachusetts                                                          

BOSTON   – The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its  Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs  and State Street Corp., a federal financial services provider, have entered into a conciliation agreement in which the employer has agreed to allocate $4.2 million for future pay adjustments to resolve alleged compensation discrimination. Routine OFCCP compliance evaluations