The Division of Hours and Wages is responsible for enforcing the country's labor laws, including those related to the minimum wage and employment of minors. WHD Wage and Hour Division 200 Constitution Ave., NW 1-866-487-9243 1-877-889-5627 Executive Department Sub-Office/Agency/Bureau The Department of Labor administers federal labor laws to guarantee workers' rights to fair, safe, and healthy working conditions, including minimum hourly wage and overtime pay, protection against employment discrimination, and unemployment insurance. Agency DetailsAcronym:DOL Website:Department of Labor (DOL) Contact:Contact the Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration Veterans Employment and Training Local Offices:Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division Local Offices Main Address:Frances Perkins Building Toll Free:1-866-4-USA-DOL (1-866-487-2365) TTY:1-877-889-5627 Forms:Department of Labor Forms Government branch:Executive Department Popular Services from U.S. Department of LaborJob Seeks/Unemployed Resources Minimum Wage Unemployment Benefits in Your State Parent Agency
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November 3, 2022 US Department of Labor recovers $22K in back wages for 28 workers after Florida security provider fails to compensate all hours workedEmployer: Godly Security Agency LLC Investigation site: 1712 Kingsley Ave. Orange Park, FL 32073 November 3, 2022 Court orders Lyndhurst staffing agency to pay $65K in damages to employee after US Labor Department investigates illegal termination, retaliationLYNDHURST, NJ – The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey has ordered a northern New Jersey staffing agency to pay $65,000 in damages to an employee fired after they raised concerns about not getting paid for all of their hours worked. November 3, 2022 US Department of Labor recovers $375K for 11 Oregon restaurant workers whose employer kept tips, denied overtime wages illegallyMEDFORD, OR – A federal investigation has recovered $375,233 in back wages and liquidated damages from a Medford restaurant for 11 workers after finding their employer kept servers tips, threatened to fire employees if they kept cash tips, and failed to pay kitchen workers overtime. November 3, 2022 US Department of Labor offers webinar in education, enforcement campaign to address alarming violations in Southeast’s care industriesATLANTA – As the nation marks Home Care and Hospice Month, the U.S. Department of Labor will hold a public webinar on federal wage and hour regulations for home care, residential care and nursing care industry employers, workers and other stakeholders in the Southeast. November 3, 2022 Federal investigation recovers $374K in back wages, liquidated damages from New Hampshire employer who denied 46 home care workers overtimeMANCHESTER, NH – A federal investigation into the pay practices of a New Hampshire home care service provider that found the employer denied employees overtime wages has recovered $374,640 in back wages and liquidated damages for 46 healthcare workers. November 2, 2022 Jury decides Westmoreland County restaurant, owner willfully denied 15 servers, kitchen workers full wages over 5-year periodDELMONT, PA – Following a three-day trial and three years of litigation, a jury in a federal court in Pennsylvania has determined a Delmont restaurant and its owner intentionally shortchanged 15 servers, dishwashers, bussers and cooks more than $214,000 in wages, confirming the findings of a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigation and litigation by its Office of the Solicitor. November 2, 2022 Court enters consent order requiring New Hampshire home healthcare business to stop retaliation, intimidation alleged by US Department of LaborCONCORD, NH – The U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire has entered a consent preliminary injunction to prevent a West Lebanon home healthcare business and its president from coercing employees to “kick back” wages recovered for them by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division. The court also ordered them to stop interfering with a current investigation. November 1, 2022 US Department of Labor recovers $88K in back wages, damages for 90 caregivers denied overtime by Nampa home care agencyNAMPA, ID – A federal investigation has recovered $88,185 in back wages and liquidated damages for 90 caregivers employed by an Idaho home care agency whose pay practices denied the workers their legally earned wages, including overtime. October 31, 2022 US Department of Labor recovers $102K in tips, back wages, liquidated damages for Maine restaurant workers denied overtime, tipsMANCHESTER, NH – The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $51,217 in restored tips and back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages from the operator of three Cumberland County, Maine, restaurants that denied 25 workers their full overtime wages or kept portions of their earned tips illegally. October 28, 2022 US Labor Department obtains order stopping Arizona agricultural employer from abusing workers, exposing them to workplace dangersPHOENIX – The U.S. October 27, 2022 Court orders Mesa Air Group to change company policy to make sure flight attendants, pilots can exercise rights to family, medical leavePHOENIX – A federal court has ordered Arizona-based Mesa Air Group – operating regional flights for American and United airlines as Mesa Airlines – to follow federal law and correct the company’s pay policy that prevented flight attendants and pilots from exercising their rights to take time off from work for qualifying reasons under the Family and Medical Leave Act. October 27, 2022 Part-owner of Pittsburgh assisted living provider that denied wages, intimidated workers pays $1M in back wages, damages after federal investigation, litigationPITTSBURGH – Thepart-owner and operator of a Pittsburgh-area assisted living provider has paid more than $1 million in back wages and liquidated damages to 47 workers after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found their pay practices denied the workers their rightfully earned wages. October 24, 2022 The high cost of wage theft: Southern California car wash operator pays $202K in back wages, damages to 13 workers after federal investigationWEST COVINA, CA – A federal investigation has recovered $202,192 in back wages and liquidated damages for 13 workers at a Southern California car wash, whose employer shortchanged them, tried to conceal their wrongdoing, and committed other violations of federal law. October 24, 2022 El alto precio del robo de salarios: lavadero de carros del sur de California paga $202K en salarios atrasados, daños a 13 trabajadores tras investigaciónWEST COVINA, CA – Una investigación federal ha recuperado $202,192 en salarios atrasados y compensación por daños para 13 trabajadores de un lavadero de carros del sur de California cuyo empleador los defraudó, trató de ocultar sus irregularidades y cometió otras violaciones a la ley federal. October 24, 2022 US Department of Labor recovers $86K in back wages, damages for 74 healthcare workers at New Hampshire rehabilitation living facilityEmployer: Bedford Nursing & Rehab Services LLC, operating asBedford Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Site: 480 Donald St. Bedford, New Hampshire 03110 October 21, 2022 US Department of Labor urges West Virginia highway construction industry to join survey to set accurate prevailing wage ratesCHARLESTON, WV – The U.S. Department of Labor is asking the West Virginia highway construction industry to participate in a survey to help the department’s Wage and Hour Division establish prevailing wage rates, as required by federal law. October 19, 2022 US Department of Labor initiative seeks to protect North Carolina’s sweet potato farmworkers from wage theft, other violationsWho: U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division What: The division will begin an outreach assistance and enforcement initiative to reach employers in North Carolina’s sweet potato industry. Historically, federal investigators have found a high percentage of violations among industry employers, and the initiative seeks to improve compliance. October 19, 2022 US Department of Labor finds Kauai restaurant assigned underaged workers hazardous kitchen duties, denied 18 workers overtime payHONOLULU – The U.S. Department of Labor has found a Kauai restaurant allowed eight minors, some as young as 15-years-old, to cook and bake in violation of federal laws that prohibit employers from assigning hazardous occupations to underage employees, and denied overtime wages to 18 employees. October 18, 2022 Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. revela que productor de uvas en California dio mejores horas, salarios a trabajadores migrantes que a localesSONOMA, CA – El Departamento de Trabajo de los EE.UU. October 18, 2022 US Department of Labor finds California grape grower illegally gave wage, hour preference to H-2A visa holders at expense of US workersSONOMA, CA – The U.S. Department of Labor recovered $54,935 in lost wages for 14 farmworkers after an investigation found that a California grape grower gave workers employed under the H-2A agricultural worker program more hours and better wages than those provided to U.S. workers, in violation of federal law. Pagination
What does the US Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division do?The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) enforces federal minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
What does the US Department of Labor investigate?Section 11(a) of the FLSA authorizes representatives of the Department of Labor to investigate and gather data concerning wages, hours, and other employment practices; enter and inspect an employer's premises and records; and question employees to determine whether any person has violated any provision of the FLSA.
What are the 3 main components of the Fair Labor Standards Act?The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards affecting employees in the private sector and in Federal, State, and local governments.
What agencies are under the US Department of Labor?Find out more about our agencies:. Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) ... . Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) ... . Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) ... . Employment and Training Administration (ETA) ... . Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) ... . Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). |
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