FTC Joins with CFPB in Filing Amicus Brief Urging Reversal of Decision Misinterpreting FCRA’s Requirement to Remove Disputed, Unverified Credit Information

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Read more about the article US Department of Labor reaches settlement with United of Omaha Life Insurance Co. to reform its evidence of insurability practices

US Department of Labor reaches settlement with United of Omaha Life Insurance Co. to reform its evidence of insurability practices

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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a settlement with United of Omaha Life Insurance Co. that requires the company to revise how it administers its requirement that participants in employer-sponsored life insurance plans provide proof of good health — referred to as evidence of insurability — before obtaining coverage in certain instances. An investigation

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Read more about the article Court orders operators of 14 Bay Area Subway locations to pay employees nearly $1M in wages, damages; sell or shut down their businesses

Court orders operators of 14 Bay Area Subway locations to pay employees nearly $1M in wages, damages; sell or shut down their businesses

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SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has ordered the owners and operators of 14 Bay Area Subway restaurants to pay employees nearly $1 million in back wages and damages after federal investigators found they directed children as young as 14 and 15 to use dangerous equipment and assigned minors to

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Read more about the article US Department of Labor sues 7-Eleven owners association president in Michigan alleging the stores’ pay records were inaccurate

US Department of Labor sues 7-Eleven owners association president in Michigan alleging the stores’ pay records were inaccurate

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GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The U.S. Department of Labor has filed suit against the operator and owner of four western Michigan 7-Eleven convenience stores after an investigation found payroll records were inaccurate, paid employees “off the books” and failed to pay them overtime.Filed on Sept. 29, 2023, in the U.S. District Court for the Western

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Read more about the article US Department of Labor investigation of 29-year-old worker’s drowning finds Key Largo marine construction company failed to follow federal safety requirements

US Department of Labor investigation of 29-year-old worker’s drowning finds Key Largo marine construction company failed to follow federal safety requirements

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KEY LARGO, FL – A 29-year-old employee of a Florida marine construction company drowned in five feet of water after being pinned under a fallen crane in March 2023. Federal workplace safety investigators determined the company could have prevented the fatality by following required safety standards.Employees of Upper Keys Marine Construction LLC were installing a piling

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