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Disney EPCOT workers accuse third-party restaurant operator of wage theft

‘Rob a bank, that’s 10 years’: Gee questions why wage theft earns a ‘slap on the wrist’

Explore the disparity in penalties for wage theft in Washington and its impact on workers in taxpayer-funded projects.

Disney World Cake Bake Shop faces lawsuits over alleged wage theft

Anna Eskamani would explore city program to fight wage theft if elected Orlando mayor

Washington Restaurants Ordered to Pay $750K in Back Wages

The U.S. Department of Labor has secured a federal consent judgment requiring four Washington-based restaurants to pay $750,000 in back wages and damages to 42 workers after an inv...

Former Employees Sue Cake Bake Shop at Disney World for Wage Theft

The Cake Bake Shop is being sued by former employees.

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...

Defunct Hong Kong bakery chain fined HK$251,800 over unpaid wages

A Hong Kong court has fined a now-defunct bakery chain HK$251,800 (US$32,127) over unpaid wages and other entitlements exceeding HK$1.3 million. A liquidator for Taipan Bread &...

Popular 14th Street DC Restaurant Settles Wage and Hour Violation Charges

A popular District of Columbia restaurant and nightclub will pay $243,350 to settle charges that it harmed employees by violating wage and hours laws. D.C. accused the company of d...

Cash America employee accused of $25k theft

Cash America employee accused of $25k theft

US Department of Labor recovers $1.7M in back wages for 1,666 hourly employees denied overtime by multi-trade contractor

FRANKLIN, TN – The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $1,730,598 in back wages for 1,666 workers after an investigation found that a multi-trade contractor failed to pay them t...

Bessent Says Illegal Employment Schemes Tied to $2.5 Billion in Suspected Payroll Tax Fraud

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday that illegal employment schemes generated more than $2.5 billion in suspicious activity tied to payroll tax fraud in 2025. The post Bes...

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...

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...

WinCo employees sue grocer alleging they didn’t get breaks, weren’t paid wages owed

A group of WinCo Foods employees is suing the grocer for allegedly neglecting to give them breaks and pay wages owed.

Operator of former Thai restaurant in Newcastle to face court 

The FWO is alleging the operators of Larnna Thai failed to make superannuation payments and breached workplace laws to cover it up. The post Operator of former Thai restaurant in...

Connecticut Expands Construction Wage-Theft Liability and Prevailing Wage Recordkeeping Requirements

The Money Drawer

A narrative case study of an $87,000 employee theft at an independent hotel, showing how absent internal controls and misplaced trust enabled an 18-month fraud scheme.

Port Authority employee charged with getting paid for work he didn’t perform

A Port Authority employee has been charged with getting paid for work he didn’t not perform by falsifying his hours, Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello announced. By John Heinis/...

Elderly worker left struggling to pay rent after settlement went unpaid

A painting contractor and its sole director have been ordered to pay more than $12,500 after breaching a mediated employment agreement.

Nieuwe wet dwingt bedrijven om achterstallig loon te betalen

Bedrijven die hun personeel te weinig loon betalen, kunnen straks harder worden aangepakt. Het kabinet komt met een wet waardoor werknemers die worden onderbetaald alsnog het geld...

Temporary Help Agency and Director Fined $150,000 Total for Failing to Pay Wages

Construction Firm Owner Charged With Workers’ Compensation Fraud

A Massachusetts construction firm owner fraudulently misclassified subcontractors as siding workers or painters when they were performing riskier roofing work in order to avoid pay...

Postal Worker Stole Workers’ Compensation Checks Sent to Girlfriend’s Mother

A U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee has been sentenced on charges that he defrauded the New York workers’ compensation system of nearly $10,000 by stealing wage reimbursement che...