WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration today finalized a landmark rule that will require pharmacy benefit managers and their affiliated brokers and consultants to disclose their fees and compensation to large employers’...
US Department of Labor recovers $603K for 829 workers denied overtime pay by Indiana auto parts manufacturer
INDIANAPOLIS – The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $603,953 in back wages for 829 workers after an investigation found an Indianapolis-area vehicle parts manufacturer failed to properly calculate overtime wages.Investigators with the department’s Wage and Hour...
US Department of Labor finds none of nation’s 12,000 mining operations met criteria for pattern of violations in fiscal year 2026
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration announced today that none of the nation’s 12,000 mining operations met the criteria for a pattern of violations notice, one of the agency’s toughest enforcement tools.In MSHA’s annual...
US Department of Labor awards $250,000 in Brookwood-Sago Grants to promote mine safety, health education
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $250,000 in Brookwood-Sago grant funding to two organizations to support education and training initiatives that will help identify and prevent unsafe working conditions in and around the nation’s...
US Department of Labor obtains consent order against retirement plan fiduciaries of defunct Chicago law firm for failing to distribute $6.4M in assets
CHICAGO – Following a complaint filed by the U.S. Department of Labor, a defunct Chicago law firm’s retirement plan distributed $6,498,858 in retirement plan assets to 40 employees. The plan’s fiduciaries failed to properly terminate the plan and disburse those funds...
US Department of Labor, US Trade Representative secure another USMCA enforcement victory in Amphenol case
WASHINGTON – The United States today announced the successful resolution of the USMCA Rapid Response Labor Mechanism (RRM) matter at the Amphenol Optimize México, S.A. de C.V. facility located in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, which manufactures automotive and aerospace...
US Department of Labor cites Illinois utility construction company for repeated exposure to trenching hazards
CHICAGO – The U.S. Department of Labor has cited a Frankfort-based utility construction company for repeatedly exposing employees to excavation safety hazards after federal investigators observed employees working in an unprotected trench.The department’s Occupational...
Consent judgment orders California-based home appliance company to pay $800K to 339 employees denied overtime pay
LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment requiring a home appliance company to pay $800,000 in back wages and damages to 339 employees after an investigation found the company violated federal wage laws.The judgment comes after the...
US Department of Labor awards more than $10.5M in grants to support mine safety, health training across the nation
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Mine Safety and Health Administration has awarded more than $10.5 million in grants to reduce mining accidents, injuries, and illnesses by supporting training and education programs.The agency is...
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