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FLSA Dispute: Bars Must Pay $51K Back Wages, $31K in Child-Labor Penalties

A federal court entered a consent order against three Cowbell sports bars in Biddeford,Scarborough and Westbrook, ME, resolving a Department of Labor case alleging Fair LaborStanda...

Seventh Circuit’s ‘Extra Pay’ Decision Confirms FLSA Standards Apply to Wisconsin Employer Overtime Calculations

Four Washington Restaurants Must Pay $750K in Wages, Damages to Workers

Four Washington-based restaurants must pay $750,000 in back wages and damages to 42 workers after an investigation uncovered minimum wage and overtime violations of the Fair Labor...

Court Orders Employer to Pay $750K in Back Wages, Damages in FLSA Dispute

When employers fail to honor wage and hour settlement agreements, the Department of Labor’s next step is to pursue a court order. In this recent incident, a Washington employer ope...

WHD Guidance Clarifies Unpaid Meal Break Compliance Under the FLSA

On May 28, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued an opinion letter concluding that a 30-minute unpaid meal period is still a bona fide, non-compe...

Protected Concerted Activity and the NLRA

Employers should recognize that the National Labor Relations Act protects many private-sector nonunion employees who raise shared workplace concerns. Protected concerted activity m...

Feds recover $613K over pay violations at fast-casual restaurant’s Twin Cities locations

The employer “paid workers straight-time pay for all hours worked, including those over 40 per workweek,” a Labor Department announcement read.

Phoenix Captain’s FLSA Retaliation Claim Survives as Court Rejects Overtime Claim

A federal court in Arizona has ruled that a Phoenix Fire Department captain may proceed with his Fair Labor Standards Act retaliation claim arising out of his removal from a specia...

Texas Bakery Fined $25K for Child Labor and Back Wages Violations

The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered thousands in back wages and assessed penalties after a federal investigation revealed child labor, minimum wage, and overtime violations...

US Department of Labor finds child labor and wage violations at 3 San Antonio bakery and café locations

SAN ANTONIO – The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered thousands in back wages and assessed penalties after a federal investigation revealed child labor, minimum wage, and overti...

Fifth Circuit Allows Employer’s Hybrid Pay Plan for Exempt Oilfield Workers

Wage-Hour Class Action Certification: Overby Reinforces That Specifics, Not High-Level Allegations, Matter

New Back Wages Settlement: San Diego Deli to Pay $500K

A San Diego deli will pay more than $500,000 in back wages after a federal investigation found it paid workers a flat daily rate that fell short of minimum wage and overtime requir...

The “Faster Labor Contracts Act”- Not Law Yet. But Stand By

PROVISIONS FOR WORKERS IN LABOUR CODES

 PROVISIONS FOR WORKERS IN LABOUR CODESPosted On: 05 FEB 2026 4:46PM by PIB DelhiThe Central Government has implemented the four Labour Codes namely, the Code on Wages, 2019, the I...