FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo16 hours agoDept. of Labor recovers nearly $100K in wages, damages for 31 Oklahomanskfor.com - Terré Gables/KFORNEWALLA, Okla. (KFOR) - The Department of Labor says it has recovered nearly $100K in wages, damages for 31 misclassified Oklahoma construction …
AvatarThe Tribuneflipped into Greeley TribuneFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoNowParker man indicted in federal court on charge of defrauding COVID-19 relief programs of nearly $2 milliongreeleytribune.com - John AguilarA federal grand jury indicted a Parker man this week on suspicion of fraudulently applying for and receiving nearly $2 million from COVID-19 relief …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoNowWhy WA’s farmworkers are disappearingseattletimes.com - Alison SaldanhaSKAGIT COUNTY — While there’s plenty of work to be done in Washington’s fields, orchards and berry rows, farmworkers are becoming increasingly rare …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo2 days agoMorristown company will need to pay at least $300,000 for employing 10 minors who helped run heavy machinerywbir.com - Chris SalveminiThe U.S. Department of Labor said the Tuff Torq Corporation put at least ten minors to work at a manufacturing facility in Morristown. MORRISTOWN, …
AvatarStar Tribuneflipped into BusinessAvatarAvatar1 hour agoMinnesota carnival operator ordered to pay $210K in back wages for breaking H-2B visa lawsStar Tribune - Dee DePassThe company, along with an associated food vendor, plan to appeal the ruling, their lawyer said. A U.S. Department of Labor judge has ordered GoldStar …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day ago'Through the finish line': Sens. Warner and Kaine applaud passage of second federal billaugustafreepress.com - Rebecca BarnabiRome was not built in a day and apparently neither was the United States federal government’s budget for 2024. After five months of delays and …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo20 hours agoHow they did it: The New York Times exposes migrant child labor exploitation across 50 statesjournalistsresource.org - Denise-Marie OrdwayFacebook TwitterLinkedInRedditEmailNew York Times investigative reporter Hannah Dreier wanted to know what happened to the hundreds of thousands of …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day agoWisconsin Supreme Court lets ruling stand that declared Amazon drivers to be employeeswearegreenbay.com - by: The Associated PressMADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday let stand a lower court ruling that declared some delivery drivers for Amazon were …
AvatarRobert CGflipped into Innovation, Business, Tech and Creativity | Innovación y CreatividadAvatarAvatar2 days agoFor the first time in 50 years, Democrats and Republicans are both embracing industrial policy–but that doesn’t mean it will pay off for workersverified_publisherFortune - Maria FlynnIn his State of the Union address, President Joe Biden touted how his administration’s actions are creating tens of thousands of new jobs and …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day agoAlabama workers file federal charges against Mercedes-Benz, request government injunction to end company’s illegal union-bustingwbrc.com - By WBRC Digital StaffVANCE, Ala. (WBRC) - Employees at Mercedes-Benz’s largest U.S. plant have filed multiple federal charges with the National Labor Relations Board in …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo2 days agoLehi man accused of fraudulently collecting $1.8M for disaster reliefgephardtdaily.com - Gephardt Daily StaffSALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 25, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — A Utah County businessman is accused of fraudulently obtaining $1.8 million in COVID-19 …
AvatarNBC10 Bostonflipped into Boston Local NewsFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day agoFramingham restaurant owner ordered not to threaten employees amid federal labor investigationnbcboston.com - Thea DiGiammerinoA Framingham, Massachusetts, restaurant owner has been ordered by a federal court not to threaten or retaliate against employees amid an …