Wage and Hour Division

Filed in Wage and Hour Issues, Wages and Benefits • By: Steven McKinney •
Headshot of Jeannie Ayer, smiling in a living room.
We helped Jeannie received $10,000 in punitive damages because of the retaliation she experienced from her employer.
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Filed in Wage and Hour Issues, Wages and Benefits • By: Juan Coria •
Headshot of a Black woman smiling at the camera
After Candice took FMLA leave, her employer refused to reinstate her, effectively cancelling her income and health insurance. Then we got involved.
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Filed in Wages and Benefits, Wage and Hour Issues • By: Elizabeth Zimmer-Mull •
Diego Low (fourth from left) with other worker advocates and Wage and Hour Division staff
We’re trying to locate hundreds of construction workers who were employed by Force Corp., AB Construction Group Inc., Juliano Fernandes and Anderson dos Santos after securing $1.8 million through litigation
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Filed in Wages and Benefits, Wage and Hour Issues, Labor Rights • By: Lacey Houle •
Raegan Ferguson (second from left) with her husband and two daughters.
A former business assistant at a dental center in Indiana is proud of standing up for her overtime pay rights and urges others to do the same.
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Filed in Wage and Hour Issues, Wages and Benefits • By: Betty Campbell •
Visible wind damage in the wake of a storm. A roof and siding have been ripped from a building.
Here are a few tips to help protect your bottom line, and your employees' wages, in the aftermath of a natural disaster.
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Filed in Wage and Hour Issues, Wages and Benefits • By: Robert Vaden •
Grissel Ortiz González and Lázaro Antonio Rodríguez Rodríguez
Natural disasters create serious challenges for workers and employers. That's where the Wage and Hour Division comes in.
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Filed in Wages and Benefits, Wage and Hour Issues • By: Audrey Hall •
About two dozen people pose for a group photo in front of a brick wall.
Working with local partners, we've recovered $505,540 in back wages for 161 workers in the Mississippi Delta and fined employers $341,838 for violating the law.
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Filed in Wages and Benefits, Wage and Hour Issues • By: Jamie Benefiel •
Headshot of Angela Murphy
Working over 40 hours a week without overtime pay, Angela had the courage to stand up for her rights and file a complaint with the Wage and Hour Division.
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Farmworkers break for water while gathering lettuce.
When it comes to heat, workers have rights and protections. Here are some of the key protections you should know about to stay cool on the job.
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Filed in Wages and Benefits, Wage and Hour Issues, Español • By: Jose Vazquez •
A man and a woman sit on a couch in a living room.
Fired after a health condition sent him to the hospital, Esmelyn contacted the Wage and Hour Division for help.
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