Outdoor seating at restaurant

Acosta v. Mejia Corp d/b/a El Tio-Mex Grill (E.D. Va 2020) Civil Action No. 1:19-cv-00166-LO-JFA

Tysons Reporter, December 3, 2020

"El Tio Tex-Mex Grill has been ordered by a federal court to properly compensate workers at all its restaurants, including its locations in McLean (1433 Center Street) and Falls Church (7630 Lee Highway)." (Read more)

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Bank building

J.P. Morgan $9.8 million Conciliation Agreement

JD Supra, November 9, 2020

"JPMorgan Chase recently signed a conciliation agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) agreeing to settle a long-running pay equity lawsuit alleging that it underpaid some of its female employees." (Read more)

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A person laying floor boards

Acosta v. C & C Flooring, Inc.  (D. N.H. 2020) Civil Action No. 1:19-cv-00629-JL

New Hampshire Union Leader, October 29, 2020

"A Manchester flooring company and its owner have been ordered to pay more than $250,000 in back wages and damages by the U.S. District Court after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation." (Read more)

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Boxes on a conveyor belt

Target Corporation

Jurist, October 20, 2020

"The US Department of Labor and Target agreed Monday “to correct exit access and storage hazards and enhance worker safety” in 200 of Target’s northeast stores and to pay a penalty of $465,000." (Read more)

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Online banking illustration

Scalia v. Kentucky Bankers Association (W.D. Ky. 2020) Civil Action No. 3:20-cv-00636-CHB

Lexington Herald Leader, October 19, 2020

"The Kentucky Bankers Association has been ordered to pay more than $1.5 million after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found spending violations." (Read more)

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Racehorse track

Scalia v. Weaver Racing Inc. (E.D. N.Y. 2020) Civil Action No. 2:20-cv-3836-SJF-ARL

Miami Herald, September 17, 2020

"A racehorse trainer based in Wellington, Florida, and Louisville paid $325,431 in owed earnings to groomers and hot walkers and $99,567 in civil penalties after several H-2B visa program and Fair Labor Standards Act violations." (Read more)

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Tomato plant

Bald Eagle Farms

Courier Post, April 24, 2020

"A judge has ordered a local tomato grower to pay almost $50,000 in back wages to 62 farmworkers." (Read more)

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Laundry machines

Central Laundry

MSN News, April 10, 2020

"A Delaware County laundry service was recently ordered to pay more than $527,000 in back pay and liquidated damages after paying its workers a little as $5 per hour." (Read more)

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Drywall

Stratis Construction

Remodeling, April, 07, 2020

"The U.S. Department of Labor secured a consent judgment ordering Phoenix, Ariz.-based residential drywall company Stratis Construction to pay $3 million. The company was found to have violated overtime and recordkeeping requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)." (Read more)

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Laying down floor tiles

Timberline Hardwood Floors

Syracuse.com, April 05, 2020

"A Fulton flooring manufacturer has been ordered to pay a $166,265 fine for safety hazards a judge said it falsely claimed to have corrected.” (Read more)

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Nursing home room

Bridgeport Health

CT Post, July 29, 2020

"An embattled former nursing home operator must pay more than $3 million to health and retirement plans used by employees of two former nursing homes in the city, per a consent judgment issued by the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut." (Read more)

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