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The following states fall under the SOUTHEAST REGION: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
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2012
- October 18, 2012
Marengo County Detention Center in Linden, Ala., pays 29 workers $104,000 in back wages following US Department of Labor investigation - October 16, 2012
Poultry processor House of Raeford to pay fine for child labor violations at Teachey, NC, plant following US Department of Labor investigation - October 15, 2012
South Carolina restaurants agree to pay 85 employees nearly $486,000 in back wages following US Labor Department investigations - October 15, 2012
Los restaurantes de Carolina del Sur acuerdan pagar cerca de $486,000 en salarios atrasados a 85 empleados después de una investigación del Departamento de Trabajo de los EE. UU. - October 1, 2012
America's Best Value Inn & Suites in Charlotte, NC, to pay 34 employees more than $37,000 in back wages following US Labor Department investigation - October 1, 2012
Dog handlers employed by Tennessee-based K-9 SOS to receive nearly $179,000 in back wages, benefits following US Labor Department investigation - October 1, 2012
Brynn Marr Body Shop of Jacksonville, NC, agrees to pay 15 employees more than $19,000 in back wages following US Department of Labor investigation - July 26, 2012
12 Macon County Sheriff’s Office employees receiving more than $104,000 in back wages following US Department of Labor investigation - July 26, 2012
Tennessee assisted living facility pays more than $151,000 in back wages to 15 employees following US Department of Labor investigation - July 26, 2012
Los restaurantes Grille 54 ubicados en Tampa y Trinity, Fla., le pagarán cerca de $158,000 a 113 empleados en concepto de salarios atrasados e indemnizaciones luego de una investigación llevada a cabo por el Departamento de Trabajo de los EE.UU. - July 26, 2012
Grille 54 restaurants in Tampa and Trinity, Fla., to pay 113 employees nearly $158,000 in back wages, damages after US Department of Labor investigation - July 9, 2012
US Labor Department recovers nearly $258,000 in back wages for 21 information technology workers employed under H-1B visa program - June 12, 2012
Norcross, Ga., technology company agrees to pay more than $740,000 in back wages to 73 H-1B workers following US Department of Labor investigation (Hindi version) - June 12, 2012
Norcross, Ga., technology company agrees to pay more than $740,000 in back wages to 73 H-1B workers following US Department of Labor investigation - June 11, 2012
San Jose Restaurante Mexicano en Columbia, Carolina del Sur, acuerda pagar más de $170,000 en salarios retroactivos a 11 empleados luego de una investigación realizada por el Departamento de Trabajo - June 11, 2012
San Jose Restaurante Mexicano in Columbia, SC, agrees to pay more than $170,000 in back wages to 11 employees after US Labor Department investigation - May 23, 2012
Bierlein Cos. Inc. acepta pagar aproximadamente $217,000 en salarios retroactivos y daños a 147 empleados luego de una investigación realizada por el Departamento de Trabajo de los Estados Unidos - May 23, 2012
Bierlein Cos. Inc. agrees to pay 147 employees nearly $217,000 in back wages and damages following US Department of Labor investigation - April 30, 2012
Los restaurantes Barton G., con sede en Miami, pagarán $28,000 en concepto de salarios atrasados a 99 trabajadores de bajos ingresos tras investigaciones realizadas por la División de Horas y Salarios del Departamento de Trabajo de EE. UU. - April 30, 2012
Miami-based Barton G. restaurants to pay $28,000 in back wages to 99 low-wage workers, following US Department of Labor investigations - April 19, 2012
El Departamento de Trabajo de los EE. UU. multó a productor de tomates de Newport, Tennessee, por más de $205,000 debido a violaciones de las leyes laborales agrícolas - April 19, 2012
US Department of Labor fines Newport, Tenn., tomato grower more than $205,000 for violations of agricultural labor laws - April 12, 2012
US Department of Labor investigation finds minimum wage, overtime violations at Raceway 700 in Montgomery, Ala. - April 9, 2012
Tampa Bay, Fla., Subway franchisee ordered to pay more than $11,000 in back wages and damages to workers following US Labor Department investigation - April 9, 2012
Tampa Bay, Florida: Titular de franquicia de Subway deberá pagar más de $11.000 por salarios retroactivos y daños luego de una investigación del Departamento de Trabajo de EE. UU. - April 9, 2012
La Nopalera restaurant en Orange Park, Fla., acuerda pagar aproximadamente $178,000 en salarios retroactivos a 24 empleados luego de una investigación del Departamento de Trabajo de los Estados Unidos - April 9, 2012
La Nopalera restaurant in Orange Park, Fla., agrees to pay nearly $178,000 in back wages to 24 workers following US Labor Department investigation - April 2, 2012
Aflac agrees to pay former employee nearly $17,000 following US Labor Department investigation of Family and Medical Leave Act violation - April 2, 2012
Truck drivers of Winfield, Ala.-based R.L. Box receive nearly $63,000 in back wages and benefits following US Department of Labor investigation - March 27, 2012
Contratista involucrado en derrame de petróleo en la Costa del Golfo pagará más de $191,000 en concepto de salarios atrasados después de que una investigación del Departamento de Trabajo de EE. UU. identificó violaciones laborales - March 27, 2012
US Gulf Coast oil spill contractor to pay more than $191,000 in back wages after US Department of Labor investigation identifies labor violations - March 20, 2012
US Labor Department sues Kentucky cable, telephone and Internet installer to recover unpaid overtime wages, damages for 165 employees - March 13, 2012
Countryside Veterinary Services pagó más de $61,000 en salarios atrasados a 11 empleados luego de una investigación del Departamento de Trabajo de los EE.UU. - March 13, 2012
Countryside Veterinary Services pays more than $61,000 in back wages to 11 employees following US Labor Department investigation - March 7, 2012
Sullivan University System to pay more than $483,000 in back wages to 248 employees following US Department of Labor investigation - March 5, 2012
Administrative law judge rules to bar security company Ares Group from federal contracts based on US Department of Labor investigation - February 22, 2012
El Departamento de Trabajo de EE. UU. demanda a granjero y contratistas laborales en South Florida; reclama salarios atrasados, daños y perjuicios, multas y medidas cautelares definitivas - February 22, 2012
US Department of Labor sues South Florida farmer and labor contractors; seeks back wages, liquidated damages, fines and permanent injunction - February 7, 2012
CORRECCIÓN: Ver nota del Editor a continuación Iniciativa del Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. recauda $173,000 dólares en salarios atrasados para 283 trabajadores de hoteles y moteles de Tennessee; empleadores sancionados en $14,500 dólares en multas por infracciones - February 7, 2012
CORRECTION: See Editor’s Note Below US Labor Department initiative nets $173,000 in back wages for 283 Tennessee hotel and motel workers; employers assessed $14,500 in penalties for violations - February 1, 2012
US Labor Department investigation recovers more than $202,000 in back wages for employees at 2 Mobile, Ala., rehab and long-term care facilities - January 30, 2012
Bartlett, Tenn., nursing home to pay $54,000 in back wages to 66 workers following US Labor Department investigation - January 23, 2012
US Department of Labor obtains order to recover $210,000 in back wages, liquidated damages for Kentucky home health care workers - January 9, 2012
US Labor Department finds Knoxville, Tenn., security company owes $62,000 in back wages to 34 guards misclassified as independent contractors - January 4, 2012
US Labor Department fines Piggly Wiggly franchises in Alabama and Mississippi $53,000 in penalties for child labor violations
2011
- December 8, 2011
Nichiha U.S.A. pays former employee more than $20,000 after US Labor Department investigation identifies Family and Medical Leave Act violation - December 8, 2011
Florida restaurant agrees to pay more than $82,000 in back wages to nearly 200 employees following US Department of Labor investigation - December 1, 2011
US Labor Department initiative nets more than $682,000 in back wages, penalties for labor law violations affecting 271 South Florida restaurant workers - December 1, 2011
US Department of Labor conducts enforcement initiative to strengthen labor law compliance in North Carolina’s residential care industry - December 1, 2011
Las franquicias de Stanley Steemer se comprometen a cumplir con las leyes laborales federales tras investigaciones del Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. en Georgia y Texas - December 1, 2011
Stanley Steemer franchises agree to comply with federal labor laws following US Department of Labor investigations in Georgia and Texas - November 30, 2011
La iniciativa agrícola en Florida Central del Departamento de Trabajo de los EE.UU. descubre más de $156,000 en salarios atrasados de los trabajadores; los empleadores son sancionados con multas superiores a los $685,000 - November 30, 2011
US Labor Department's Central Florida agricultural initiative nets more than $156,000 in back wages for workers; employers assessed penalties exceeding $685,000 - November 21, 2011
El Departamento de Trabajo de los Estados Unidos lleva a cabo en Carolina del Norte una iniciativa de cumplimiento de la ley para proteger los derechos de los trabajadores agrícolas e informar a los empleadores - November 21, 2011
US Labor Department conducts enforcement initiative in North Carolina to protect rights of farmworkers, educate employers - November 14, 2011
La División de Horas y Salarios del Departamento del Trabajo de Estados Unidos dirige una iniciativa de cumplimiento de la ley en Mississippi, para proteger los derechos de los trabajadores agrícolas y educar a los patrones - November 14, 2011
US Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division conducts Mississippi enforcement initiative to protect rights of farmworkers, educate employers - November 7, 2011
El Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. ofrece capacitaciones gratuitas en derecho laboral del 5 al 7 de diciembre para los empleadores agrícolas, contratistas de trabajo agrícola de la Florida - November 7, 2011
US Department of Labor to offer free labor law trainings Dec. 5-7 for Florida agricultural employers, farm labor contractors - October 31, 2011
Una compañía de restaurantes de Tennessee pagará salarios atrasados y multas por infracciones intencionadas y reiteradas después de la investigación del Departamento de Trabajo de los EE.UU. - October 31, 2011
Tennessee restaurant company to pay back wages, penalties for willful and repeated violations following US Labor Department investigation - October 24, 2011
Huddle House franchises in Georgia, Missouri and West Virginia agree to comply with federal labor laws following US Labor Department investigations - October 24, 2011
US Labor Department obtains more than $134,000 in back wages for 40 therapists employed by Orlando, Fla., company under H-1B visa program - October 4, 2011
Kansas contractor to pay more than $99,000 in back wages to 47 workers at Murfreesboro, Tenn., site following US Labor Department investigation - September 22, 2011
US Labor Department investigation leads to restoration of job and pay for employee at Douglas, Ga., Walmart store - September 6, 2011
230 employees of Georgia barbeque and seafood restaurant chain receive $104,000 in back wages following US Department of Labor investigation - August 24, 2011
US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division to participate in Labor Rights Week to be sponsored by Mexican Consulate in Atlanta Aug. 29-Sept. 2 - August 24, 2011
La División de Salarios y Horas del Departamento de Trabajo de EE. UU. participará en la Semana de los Derechos Laborales patrocinada por el Consulado de México en Atlanta entre el 29 de agosto y el 2 de septiembre - August 18, 2011
US Labor Department strike force in farmers’ fields of North Carolina’s Buncombe, Henderson and Haywood counties to enforce federal labor laws - August 18, 2011
En Jacksonville, Florida, 2 restaurantes y sus dueños deberán pagar $934 000 a 30 trabajadores luego de una investigación del Departamento de Trabajo de los EE. UU - August 18, 2011
2 Jacksonville, Fla., restaurants and owners ordered to pay more than $934,000 to 30 workers following US Labor Department investigation - July 19, 2011
Owners of defunct 1st National Leasing held liable for minimum wage
and overtime violations, resolving US Labor Department lawsuit - June 30, 2011
Federal court holds Georgia-based United Food, owner liable for nearly $312,000 in back wages owed to 41 employees, resolving US Labor Department lawsuit - June 27, 2011
85 employees of Pensacola, Fla.-based Industrial Energy Services to receive more than $174,000 in back wages after US Department of Labor investigation - June 27, 2011
US Department of Labor recovers nearly $56,000 in back wages for employees of auto dealership in Milton, Fla. - June 27, 2011
Vanderbilt Landscaping pays $18,000 fine following US Department of Labor investigations into violations of H-2B temporary nonimmigrant worker program - June 27, 2011
Vanderbilt Landscaping paga multa de $18,000 tras investigaciones del Departamento de Trabajo de los EE. UU. por violaciones al programa H-2B de trabajadores temporales no inmigrantes - June 27, 2011
US Labor Department’s initiative in South Florida results in nearly $800,000 in back wage and fines for violations affecting about 590 farmworkers - June 27, 2011
La iniciativa del Departamento de Trabajo de los Estados Unidos en el sur de Florida indica una suma de casi $800,000 para salarios retroactivos y multas por infracciones que afectan a alrededor de 590 trabajadores agrícolas - June 13, 2011
Employees of 2 Louisville, Ky., restaurants to receive more than $90,000 in back wages following US Department of Labor investigation - May 24, 2011
US Department of Labor recovers nearly $30,000 in back wages for employees of liquor store and bar in Bryson City, NC - May 24, 2011
Naval Air Station contractor agrees to pay 13 workers more than $52,000 in back wages following US Department of Labor investigation - May 24, 2011
US Department of Labor obtains more than $118,000 in back wages for security guards in eastern Kentucky - May 5, 2011
Sushi Alive in Tampa agrees to pay more than $54,000 in back wages to 14 low-wage restaurant workers following US Labor Department investigation - May 4, 2011
US Labor Department investigation recovers nearly $241,000 in back wages for 33 construction workers in South Florida - May 4, 2011
12 restaurant workers in western North Carolina to receive $245,500 in back wages following US Department of Labor investigation - May 4, 2011
Cadena de restaurantes del oeste de Carolina del Norte pagará aproximadamente $245,500 por salarios atrasados a 12 trabajadores luego de una investigación del Departamento de Trabajo de los EE. UU. - May 3, 2011
Kentucky restaurant group to pay more than $114,000 in back wages to 43 employees following US Labor Department investigation - April 20, 2011
US Labor Department launches enforcement initiative to combat wage-related, child labor violations among Hillsborough County, Fla., restaurants - April 12, 2011
US Labor Department fines logging company maximum penalty for employing underage worker in hazardous occupation that resulted in his death - March 30, 2011
US Labor Department cites unregistered farm labor contractor after traffic accident in Tennessee results in 2 deaths and 5 injuries - March 30, 2011
El Departamento de Trabajo de los EE. UU. cita a contratista no registrada de mano de obra agrícola luego que accidente de tráfico en Tennessee causa 2 muertos y 5 heridos - March 28, 2011
Tennessee landscaping contractor to pay more than $18,000 in back wages to 42 H-2B workers following US Labor Department investigation - March 28, 2011
Federal contractor agrees to pay more than $282,000 in back wages following US Labor Department investigation at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi - March 24, 2011
US Labor Department reminds South Florida farmworkers of their rights under federal child labor, wages, crew transportation and field sanitation laws - March 24, 2011
El Departamento del Trabajo de los EE.UU. le recuerda a los trabajadores agrícolas del sur de la Florida sobre sus derechos con respecto a las leyes federales en material de trabajo infantil, salarios, transporte de cuadrillas de trabajadores y saneamiento - March 24, 2011
Depatman Travay Etazini a raple kiltivatè nan Sid Florid yo dwa yo genyen nan lwa pou travay timoun, salè, transpòtasyon pou gwoup travayè ak ijèn nan chan travay yo. - March 14, 2011
US Labor Department recovers more than $66,000 in back wages for low-wage employees of Memphis, Tenn., home healthcare company - March 14, 2011
US Labor Department to focus on small grocery stores in Alabama and Mississippi to prevent abuses of child labor and low-wage workers - March 10, 2011
US Labor Department recovers nearly $78,000 for workers after finding Georgia company in violation of H-1B visa rules - March 9, 2011
Florida-based company with locations nationwide agrees to pay more than $754,000 in overtime back wages following US Labor Department investigation - March 3, 2011
GeoPharma to pay more than $136,700 in back wages to 82 employees in Largo, Fla., following US Labor Department investigation - March 2, 2011
US Labor Department recovers $64,700 for 37 employees of Miami property management company performing under federal contracts - March 2, 2011
US Labor Department recovers more than $55,000 in back wages for 61 telemarketers in Ocala, Fla. - March 1, 2011
Winter Park, Fla., electrical contractor agrees to pay 14 workers more than $68,700 in back wages following US Labor Department investigation - February 23, 2011
Gaylord Entertainment Co. agrees to pay more than $58,400 in back wages to security officers following US Labor Department investigation - February 17, 2011
Central Florida restaurant chain workers to receive nearly $60,000 in back wages following US Labor Department investigation - February 17, 2011
Trabajadores en cadena de restaurantes del Centro de la Florida recibirán cerca de $60,000 por salarios atrasados gracias a una investigación del Departamento de Trabajo de los EE. UU. - February 17, 2011
Trucking company pays workers more than $50,000 in back wages following US Labor Department investigation - February 17, 2011
Empresa de transporte paga más de $50,000 en salarios atrasados a trabajadores gracias a investigación del Departamento del Trabajo de los EE. UU. - February 17, 2011
US Labor Department prevents shipment of goods produced by Nashville, Tenn., manufacturer due to Fair Labor Standards Act violations - February 9, 2011
US Labor Department recovers more than $104,000 in back wages for employees of contractor repairing Kentucky’s Wolf Creek Dam - February 2, 2011
Knoxville, Tenn., restaurant agrees to pay more than $85,000 in back wages, following US Labor Department investigation
2010
- December 13, 2010
US Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division investigating residential care and group homes in Charlotte and Raleigh, NC - November 18, 2010
US Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division assesses Georgia agricultural employer $1.3 million in back wages and $136,500 in penalties - November 10, 2010
US Department of Labor offers training on federal labor requirements for Florida farm labor contractors and agricultural employers (Hardee County) - November 10, 2010
US Department of Labor offers training on federal labor requirements for Florida farm labor contractors and agricultural employers (Hillsborough County) - November 4, 2010
US Labor Department sues Kentucky home health care provider to obtain more than $512,000 in back wages and damages for 22 employees - November 4, 2010
US Labor Department agricultural enforcement initiative in western North Carolina results in penalties levied against 2 agricultural employers - November 3, 2010
US Department of Labor secures more than $140,000 in back wages for 66 employees of Mexican restaurant chain in eastern Tennessee - September 9, 2010
FLSA ‘hot goods’ provision benefits South Florida employees as US Labor Department recovers more than $173,000 in back wages for 153 workers - August 30, 2010
US Labor Department recovers more than $213,000 in back wages for employees of electrical contractor in Aberdeen, NC - August 26, 2010
US Department of Labor recovers more than $433,000 in back wages for Walt Disney World employees - August 25, 2010
US Labor Department Wage and Hour Division staff to discuss federal labor laws at Mexican Consulate in Atlanta - August 25, 2010
Personal de la División de Salarios y Horas del Departamento de Trabajo de los EE. UU. hablará de leyes laborales federales en el Consulado Mexicano de Atlanta - August 24, 2010
L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace in Jacksonville, Fla., to pay more than $166,000 in back wages following US Labor Department investigation - August 17, 2010
US Labor Department obtains nearly $1 million in back wages and interest for 135 H-1B workers of Smartsoft International - August 11, 2010
US Labor Department recovers more than $176,000 in back wages for 253 cable installers and technicians in western North Carolina - August 11, 2010
US Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division recovers more than $61,000 in back wages for 81 employees of Orlando, Fla.-based company - August 11, 2010
US Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division recovers more than $144,000 in back wages for national telecommunications company workers - August 11, 2010
US Labor Department recovers more than $868,000 in back wages for Florida-based timeshare company employees - August 3, 2010
El Departamento del Trabajo de EE.UU. planea iniciativa de vigilancia y control agrícola en Condados de Buncombe y Henderson, NC - August 2, 2010
US Labor Department plans agricultural enforcement initiative in Buncombe and Henderson Counties, NC - July 28, 2010
US Labor Department investigation nets more than $1.3 million in back wages for 187 employees of GeoPharma in Largo, Fla. - June 17, 2010
US Labor Department announces new task force to focus on child labor and overtime violations in southern Alabama and Mississippi - June 3, 2010
Del Departamento de Trabajo de los EE. UU. a los trabajadores agropecuarios de Carolina del Norte: ‘Los trabajadores jóvenes tienen derechos, y podemos ayudarlos’ - June 3, 2010
Tyson Foods agrees to nationwide injunction requiring poultry workers be paid for time spent putting on and taking off protective items, sanitization and between tasks - June 3, 2010
US Department of Labor to North Carolina agricultural workers: ‘Young workers have rights, and we can help’ - April 1, 2010
US Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division focusing on low-wage workers at assisted living and group homes in Alabama and Mississippi - March 25, 2010
Tom Johnson Camping Center in North Carolina agrees to pay almost $145,000 in back wages following US Labor Department investigation - March 18, 2010
US Department of Labor sues Sullivan University in Louisville, Ky., to recover overtime wages owed to employees - March 5, 2010
Nashville, Tenn., landscaping company to pay more than $449,000 in back wages and overtime pay following US Department of Labor investigation - February 5, 2010
US Department of Labor ongoing initiative cites 5 retail establishments in South Florida for child labor violations - January 21, 2010
US Department of Labor cites 2 retail establishments in Northpark Mall, Ridgeland, Miss., for child labor violations - January 15, 2010
US Department of Labor cites 15 retail establishments in Hoover, Mobile and Montgomery, Ala., for child labor violations
2009
- November 17, 2009
US Department of Labor obtains back wages for employees of automotive dealership with stores in Arcadia, Tarpon Springs and Venice, Fla. - November 5, 2009
Tyson Foods found in violation of Fair Labor Standards Act - October 22, 2009
US Department of Labor petitions federal court to enforce judgment against Memphis restaurants - October 9, 2009
US Department of Labor recovers more than $350,000 for employees of Asian buffet restaurants in South Florida - August 14, 2009
U.S. Department of Labor recovers more than $44,000 for employees of Miami manufacturer Hoover Industries Wage and Hour Division invokes Section 15(a) of FLSA to obtain missing payment - August 12, 2009
U.S. Department of Labor recovers more than $63,000 in back wages for 25 employees of Atlanta-based Next Level Financial LLC - August 12, 2009
U.S. Department of Labor cites Alabama operator of residential group homes and assisted living facilities with overtime violations Magnolia Woods agrees to pay more than $300,000 in overtime violations and penalties - August 10, 2009
El Departamento de Trabajo de los Estados Unidos descubre violaciones al trabajo de niños y al trabajo agrícola extranjero y temporal en los campos de arándanos de los Condados de Bladen y Craven, N.C. - August10, 2009
U.S. Department of Labor uncovers child labor and migrant and seasonal farm labor violations on Bladen and Craven counties, N.C., blueberry farms - August 5, 2009
U.S. Department of Labor to offer free Recovery Act Prevailing Wage Conference from Aug. 25 to 27 in Orlando, Fla. Meeting will cover labor laws applicable to Recovery Act projects - May 5, 2009
U.S. Labor Department assesses Atlanta-based Demon Demo Inc. maximum child labor penalty following death of teen at demolition site - March 6, 2009
U.S. Department of Labor obtains more than $370,000 in back wages for employees of Carrollton, Ky., company - January 22, 2009
U.S. Labor Department finds child labor violations at malls in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, and West Palm Beach, Fla.