The agency has frozen hiring, cut back overtime, and reduced IT contracts. The Social Security Administration (SSA) released a statement on Monday evening that identified around $800 million…
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Labor Department Settles With Rhode Island Hospital on Pandemic Overtime
The facility repeatedly denied 853 healthcare workers overtime during COVID-19. The Department of Labor reached a settlement with Kent County Memorial Hospital, requiring the hospital to pay $1.9…
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FAA Agrees to More Rest for Air Traffic Controllers
Under an agreement, controllers will receive a minimum of 10 hours between shifts. The Federal Aviation Administration reached a deal with an airport employee union to give air…
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President Biden Announces Overtime Extension for Salaried Workers
The White House states the executive action will apply to those making less than $43,888 a year. President Joe Biden announced an executive action that provides overtime to…
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New Labor Department Rule Could Eliminate Gig Work
Independent contractors would become employees under reclassification. The Department of Labor has released a final rule that would prohibit the classification of some workers as independent contractors. The new…
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Labor Department Orders Backpay from Plaza Azteca
The owner of more than 40 locations in the Mexican restaurant chain paid workers less than minimum wage. The Department of Labor found that more than 40 Plaza…
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Labor Department Recovers Wages and Benefits for Federal Contractors
IT company contracted with the U.S. Marine Corps owes more than $77K to workers. Investigators in the Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division determined that a Virginia-based information…
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Federal Judge Orders PA Agency to Pay Millions in Back Wages
Department of Labor’s investigation uncovers violations in overtime compensation and travel expenses for home care. Judge Chad Kenney of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of…
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Home Healthcare Agency Must Pay $2.3 Million in Back Wages
400 home healthcare workers had overtime wages withheld. The Department of Labor has ordered a Philadelphia home healthcare agency to pay more than $2.3 million in back wages,…
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