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+August 24, 2026
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+US Department of Labor recovers $618K in back wages for 779 workers denied pay, full tips by South Carolina restaurant group
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+COLUMBIA, SC – 
+A South Carolina restaurant group has paid $618,666 in back wages to 779 employees and an additional $100,000 in civil money penalties after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found child labor and wage violations across 13 restaurant locations.
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+August 24, 2026
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+US Department of Labor recovers $101K for 36 workers denied full minimum wage, overtime pay by 3 Baton Rouge area employers
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+NEW ORLEANS
+ – The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $101,125 in back wages from three Baton Rouge area Japanese restaurants after a federal investigation found federal minimum wage and overtime violations. 
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+August 24, 2026
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+US Department of Labor fines Tennessee restaurant franchisee $62K in penalties for employing minors to illegally operate hazardous equipment
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+NASHVILLE, TN
+ – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained an enhanced compliance agreement from a Captain D’s restaurant franchisee 
+to ensure future compliance with the 
+Fair Labor Standards Act’s child labor provisions
+ after an investigation of its Cleveland, Tennessee location found child labor violations.
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 August 20, 2026
 
 US Labor Department finds Wisconsin food manufacturer repeatedly exposed workers to safety hazards following 2 incidents, 3 fatalities
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 In the week ending July 18, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 187,000, a decrease of 22,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 208,000 to 209,000. The 4-week moving average was 207,500, a decrease of 7,250 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 500 from 214,250 to 214,750.
 
-July 22, 2026
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-US Department of Labor issues a pair of opinion letters addressing commuter travel, remote work under FLSA
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-WASHINGTON
- – The U.S. Department of Labor today issued two opinion letters addressing how the Fair Labor Standards Act applies to the commuter travel of employees who work part of their workday at home. 
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-July 22, 2026
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-US Department of Labor proposes rule to modernize electronic delivery for group health plans, lowering costs
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-WASHINGTON
- – The U.S. Department of Labor’s
-Employee Benefits Security Administration
- today issued
-a proposed rule that would modernize how group health plans deliver required disclosures
-, making communication faster, more efficient, and less costly. 
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-July 21, 2026
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-US Department of Labor files amicus brief clarifying use of pension risk transfers to annuity providers
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-WASHINGTON
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-The U.S. Department of Labor today filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, clarifying the business requirements for offloading defined benefit plan liabilities through pension risk transfers.
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