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We've Recovered More Than $1 Billion in Wages and Damages [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20241022-0 ]

Since the start of the Biden-Harris administration, we’ve recovered more than $1 billion in back wages and damages for workers across the nation. These recoveries come from investigations concluded between Jan. 20, 2021 and Sept. 30, 2024.

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In Case You Missed It





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*Restaurants Fined $250K for Child Labor Violations*

A Kentucky restaurant chain was fined $250K [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20241010 ] after investigators found they employed a child under the legal age and had 37 other teens working more hours than allowed by law.






homecare worker helping patient [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20241017 ]


*$317K Recovered for Home Care Workers*

We recovered $317K in back wages and damages from a Southern California residential care provider that refused to pay overtime [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20241017 ] to 45 workers, some of whom worked up to 70 hours per week.






carpenter worker [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20241015 ]


*Pennsylvania Contractor to Pay Over $85K *

We obtained a court order requiring a federal contractor to pay more than $85K [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20241015 ] to six construction workers after misclassifying them in violation of the Davis-Bacon Act.






worker at a sawmill [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20241009 ]


*$73K in Penalties for Tennessee Sawmill that Endangered Children*

We secured a federal consent decree requiring a lumber producer to stop violating federal child labor regulations after employing children as young as 14 in dangerous work [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20241009 ].






Working for You





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*District Office Spotlight*

"One standout feature of the Atlanta office is the team’s passion for our strike force operations, which are organized efforts designed to swiftly address compliance in high-priority areas like agriculture and hospitality." In a recent spotlight, the Atlanta District Office discusses what makes them stand out [ https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/district-office-spotlight-what-makes-our-atlanta-team-stand-out-jlgle/ ].






Upcoming Events





Prevailing Wage Seminar for FY 2025 [ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/november-2024-department-of-labor-prevailing-wage-seminar-tickets-1021183807257 ]
*When: *November 13-14 from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET

3rd Annual National Apprenticeship Week Apprenticeship Excellence Event [ https://events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/5b2a0c4b-d52e-4f73-b845-6da0fde7de54@75a63054-7204-4e0c-9126-adab971d4aca ]
*When: *November 19 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET






New on the Blog





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*Taking Action Against Coercive "Fine Print" Provisions*

We are addressing troubling provisions that can discourage workers from exercising their rights and may violate the law, such as contracts that try to require employees to agree they are independent contractors [ https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flinks-2.govdelivery.com%2FCL0%2Fhttps%3A%252F%252Fblog.dol.gov%252F2024%252F10%252F15%252Ftaking-action-against-coercive-fine-print-provisions%2F2%2F01010192b96b20aa-20ec7e63-6b2f-4847-be6e-cd20454d0043-000000%2FLZloDlD6q3ldA06Mp7P_bqR2ZWbfP7R3NYJvf_6Nmoc%3D376&data=05%7C02%7Cbrown.richard.b%40dol.gov%7C847e895496454e5ead8308dcf360e121%7C75a6305472044e0c9126adab971d4aca%7C0%7C0%7C638652844635657261%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=y7tn3k2kRuaiP0wgDkwVl%2BguN2vhGdi7beNrXi1hfVA%3D&reserved=0 ].








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