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Learn MoreA California carwash has agreed to a $1.2M settlement to resolve wage theft allegations, according to the California Labor Commissioner’s Office (LCO). The seven-figure payout averages $52,174 per affected employee across 23 workers, with individual settlements ranging from $8,500 to…
A Little Caesars franchisee will pay $409,457 for federal wage and hour violations, the Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced. The case shows how payroll mistakes turn into expensive liabilities when overtime calculations and recordkeeping controls fall short. Payroll Mistakes…
Who’s an employee and who’s an independent contractor? When making that determination for wage and hour compliance, businesses may soon have fewer restrictions. That’s because the Department of Labor (DOL) recently released a proposed rule on classifying workers, and it’s…
In a single month, federal regulators proposed $831,545 in OSHA penalties connected to workplace fatalities across four states and multiple industries, including construction, agriculture, manufacturing, and industrial energy. Seven employers now face enforcement actions tied to incidents that resulted in…
A Denver-area restaurant is paying nearly $62,000 after a DOL investigation uncovered tip retention and recordkeeping violations in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The case shows how a tip dispute can expand into broader wage-hour liability once…
A $6.2 million California paid sick leave settlement is prompting a closer look at how paid sick leave notices, payroll practices, and labor costs connect. The agreement closes out claims tied to labor practices during the height of the pandemic,…
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division recovered $17,311 in back wages and assessed civil penalties against a Rowland Heights, California restaurant after finding multiple violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act, according to a Dec. 19 press…
A California roofing and painting contractor will pay more than $320,000 after federal investigators found overtime violations tied to unrecorded work hours, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced. An investigation by the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division found Howard…
Think it’s acceptable to agree with other employers not to recruit their employees if they don’t go after yours? If you’ve ever nodded along while two executives agreed, as a professional courtesy, to stop pulling talent from each other’s teams…
Misclassification risk becomes a financial problem as soon as regulators decide contractor oversight looks like employee management. Case in point: Minnesota’s attorney general just turned tightly controlled delivery work into an $800K settlement for one company. Every time business units…
California’s latest misclassification penalty provides a costly reminder: Once contractor oversight starts resembling employee management, financial risk lands squarely on the books. When regulators conclude a company has operational control over contractors, liabilities escalate rapidly – moving penalties and back…
Target will pay $4.6 million to settle a wage claim that accused the company of failing to pay warehouse employees for time spent walking to and from their workstations before and after shifts to complete required security screenings. The class-action…
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