Federal court orders Louisville technology services provider, retirement savings plan to repay $575K to plan participants

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Date of action: September 28, 2023 Type of action: Employee Retirement Income Security Act consent order and judgment  Names of defendants:           Sypris Solutions Inc. and                                                Sypris Solutions 401(k) Merged Retirement Savings Plan Background: On December 27, 2017, the U.S. Department of Labor filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky, Louisville Division, alleging that Sypris Solutions

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Department of Labor recovers $47K in back wages, damages for 10 home care workers after Union City employer once again failed to pay overtime

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Employer:      San Jose Care Homes for the Elderly LLC                        32262 Crest Lane Union City, CA 94587Investigation findings: An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found the home care company in Union City again denied workers their full pay intentionally by depriving them of the overtime pay they earned, a Fair Labor Standards Act

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Federal investigation, litigation recovers $1.2M in back wages, damages from Los Angeles-area poultry processors for workers denied overtime

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WEST COVINA, CA – A federal court has entered default judgments that require the operators of La Puente poultry processing plant to pay more than $1 million after the U.S. Department of Labor found the employers deliberately denied overtime wages earned by 113 workers and tried to hide the wage theft.In addition to withholding overtime

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Judicial Settlement with Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling, Inc. Resolves Clean Water Act Violations

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Judicial Settlement with Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling, Inc. Resolves Clean Water Act Violations September 28, 2023 Contact Information Jennah Durant and Joe Robledo (R6press@epa.gov) 214-665-2200 Judicial Settlement with Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling, Inc. Resolves Clean Water Act Violations DALLAS, TEXAS (September 28, 2023) – The U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection

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US Department of Labor recovers $47K in back wages, damages for employees of Utah Chick-Fil-A franchisee, fines employer $187K

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ST. GEORGE, UT – Federal investigators have assessed $187,467in civil penalties for employing 237 minors in violation of child labor provisions  and recovered nearly $47,000 in back wages and liquidated damages for 101 employees at two St. George Chick-Fil-A franchise restaurants that required workers to clock out for every break under 20 minutes without compensation, the

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