Court orders Detroit-metro Leo’s Coney Island franchisee to maintain records of wages paid, hours worked, after Department of Labor investigation

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DETROIT, MI – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent preliminary injunction against the Michigan operator of Leo’s Coney Island franchise locations in Clarkston, Dearborn, Livonia and Sterling Heights with a history of defying overtime regulations and shortchanging employees’ wages. Under terms of the preliminary injunction, issued by U.S. District Judith E. Levy

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Milwaukee-area group home operator agrees to pay $27K in back wages, damages to caregivers after investigation finds wage violations

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Employers:     Community Living of Brookfield LLC, Brookfield, Wisconsin                              Matthew Sebuliba, owner and operator   Action:           Consent judgment and order  Court :             U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin in Milwaukee The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a federal court judgment requiring a Wisconsin residential group home and

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Department of Labor seeks 72 garment workers for wages, compensation after recovering $1.1M in Los Angeles investigation

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LOS ANGELES – El Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. ha recuperado más de $1,1 millones en salarios no pagados ​​y compensación por daños de operadores de un contratista textil de Los Ángeles que negó deliberadamente el pago de horas extras a sus empleados. Ahora, el departamento quiere distribuir estos salarios a todas las personas que

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EPA settlement with Hi-Noon Petroleum resolves gasoline spill to creek in Yellowstone NP 

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EPA settlement with Hi-Noon Petroleum resolves gasoline spill to creek in Yellowstone NP  July 16, 2024 Contact Information Richard Mylott (mylott.richard@epa.gov) 720-237-8119 WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont.   – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a settlement with Hi-Noon Petroleum Inc. (Hi-Noon) resolving alleged Clean Water Act (CWA) violations involving a gasoline discharge into Grayling Creek

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US Department of Labor recovers $170K in back wages for 60 workers denied overtime pay by Virginia transportation company

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Employer name:                      KDK Transport Co. Investigation site:                    203 Front St. W., Coeburn, Virginia Investigation findings: Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor’s  Wage and Hour Division  found the non-emergency medical transport company applied the Motor Carrier Exemption mistakenly and, by doing so, failed to combine all hours worked by drivers, including driving and wait

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