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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Read more about the article Marinho defends decent work and highlights the Government’s achievements at a meeting of BRICS Labor and Employment ministers in South Africa

Marinho defends decent work and highlights the Government’s achievements at a meeting of BRICS Labor and Employment ministers in South Africa

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O ministro do Trabalho e Emprego, Luiz Marinho, participou nesta quinta-feira (28), em Durban, na África do Sul, na 9ª reunião de ministros do Trabalho e Emprego dos BRICS, de uma discussão técnica sobre garantia dos direitos trabalhistas. A iniciativa integra a agenda da 9ª reunião de ministros do Trabalho e Emprego do BRICS. Dentro do

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Read more about the article Department of Labor recovers more than $37K in unpaid fringe benefits for 56 contract workers employed by Wendy’s franchisee at Naval Base Guam

Department of Labor recovers more than $37K in unpaid fringe benefits for 56 contract workers employed by Wendy’s franchisee at Naval Base Guam

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Employer:      Quick Service Foods Inc., operating as Wendy’s                        1779 Army Drive, Suite 104                        Dededo, Guam 96929Investigation findings: U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found the operator of a Wendy’s restaurant franchise at Naval Base Guam did not pay required health and welfare benefits to its service contract workers. The division investigation recovered $37,529 in

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Read more about the article Federal court orders Louisville technology services provider, retirement savings plan to repay $575K to plan participants

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

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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