U.S. Department of Labor

Back wages totaling more than $5 million owed to thousands of Illinois workers

January 22, 2024 | By ALEX ABBEDUTO, Capitol News Illinois

The U.S. Department of Labor is currently holding more than $5 million in wages owed to more than 7,000 Illinois workers, and the department has launched a new website in an effort to return it. When an employee is underpaid for the work they do, the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division can launch an investigation.…

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Maya Mexican Restaurant must pay $42,000 after U.S. Department of Labor investigation

February 1, 2023 | By Muddy River News

QUINCY — Maya Mexican Restaurant, 4420 Broadway, must pay $42,000 in unpaid wages, damages and penalties after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act in which the business shortchanged the pay of 11 workers of overtime and minimum wage for a two-year period. U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage…

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