Tag: Fair Labor Standards Act
US Department of Labor spikes Trump era’s ‘Independent Contractor’ rule
The DOL said it anticipates that the rule’s withdrawal will avoid a reduction in workers’ access to employer-provided fringe benefits, including health insurance and retirement plans, unemployment insurance, and workers’ compensation coverage.
Feds order restaurant owners to pay workers $180K in back wages
Frank Marchetti and Michael Marchetti own restaurants in Old Greenwich, Stamford and Westport.
Two diners assessed $837,356 for unpaid minimum wage and overtime
The Labor Department claimed that employees regularly worked six days a week for 10 hours or more, yet were not paid overtime or the minimum wage.
Online publisher files for bankruptcy
Main Street Connect, which publishes The Daily Voice, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week.
New Rochelle restaurant to pay back wages
A chain of suburban Chinese restaurants will pay approximately $1.2 million in back wages and penalties to settle U.S. Labor Department lawsuits.