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Eric R. Lucero Category: Person Description: A Public Affairs Director for the U.S. Department of Labor. Page Sections: Article Index |
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| 9 June 2022 | US Department of Labor recovers $161K in back wages, damages for 19 Georgia auto shop workers after finding minimum wage, overtime violations Investigators with the department’s Wage and Hour Division found that Cherokee Tire Service LLC kept some workers’ first weekly paychecks as a uniform deposit, which led to violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Department of Labor Byline: Erika Ruthman & Eric R. Lucero Dateline: Canton, Georgia  Topic: Cherokee Tire Service |
| 9 June 2022 | El Departamento de Trabajo recupera $161,000 en salarios atrasados, daños y perjuicios para 19 trabajadores de una tienda de artículos para automóviles tras descubrir infracciones del salario mínimo y de las horas extras Los investigadores de la División de Horas y Salarios del departamento descubrió que Cherokee Tire Service LLC retenía el primer pago semanal de algunos trabajadores en concepto de depósito para uniformes, lo cual implica una infracción de la Ley de Normas Justas de Trabajo. | Press Release (text) Language: Spanish  Publisher: Department of LaborByline: Eric R. Lucero & Erika Ruthman Dateline: Canton, Georgia Topic: Cherokee Tire Service |
| 16 June 2022 | US Department of Labor recovers $34K in back wages for 47 Charlotte delivery service workers denied overtime U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found Riverstone Logistics LLC misapplied exemptions and paid employees a flat salary without an additional overtime premium for hours over 40 in a workweek, a Fair Labor Standards Act violation. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Department of Labor Byline: Eric R. Lucero & Erika Ruthman Topic: Riverstone Logistics |
| 27 June 2022 | US Department of Labor recovers $72K for 12 Brooksville auto repair techs U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found A&G Auto Service and Repair Inc. paid a salary for all hours employees worked and did not pay the required half-time for overtime hours worked. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Department of Labor Byline: Erika Ruthman & Eric R. Lucero Topic: Magic Wheels Auto World |
| 30 June 2022 | US Department of Labor recovers $62K in back wages, damages for 22 Alabama gas station cashiers denied full overtime wages Investigators with the department’s Wage and Hour Division found that Kwik Shop Stores Inc. failed to compute correct overtime rates and pay full overtime wages due at its locations in Wetumpka and Montgomery. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Department of Labor Byline: Erika Ruthman & Eric R. Lucero Dateline: Birmingham, Alabama Topic: Kwik Shop |
| 22 July 2022 | US Department of Labor seeks input from Georgia’s highway construction industry for wage survey to establish accurate prevailing wage rates The DBRA directs the department to set the prevailing wage rates that reflect the actual wages and fringe benefits paid to construction workers in the county where the work takes place. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Department of Labor Byline: Eric R. Lucero Dateline: Atlanta, Georgia |
| 30 September 2022 | US Department of Labor invites Florida’s highway construction industry employers to join survey to set accurate prevailing wage rates The Davis-Bacon and Related Acts direct the department to set the prevailing wage rates that reflect the actual wages and fringe benefits paid to construction workers in the county where the work takes place. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Department of Labor Byline: Eric R. Lucero Dateline: Atlanta, Georgia |
| 12 October 2022 | El Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. recupera $44,000 en salarios atrasados y daños y perjuicios para 2 trabajadores a quienes un contratista de envíos a domicilio de Jackson les negó las horas extras El Departamento de Trabajo de EE. UU. ha recuperado $44,280 en salarios atrasados y daños y perjuicios para dos empleados de un contratista de envíos a domicilio de Jackson quien no les pagaba por el trabajo que realizaban fuera de horario en sus casas. | Press Release (text) Language: Spanish Publisher: Department of Labor Byline: Eric R. Lucero & Erika Ruthman Dateline: Jackson, Mississippi Topic: Douglas Express |
| 12 October 2022 | US Department of Labor recovers $44K in back wages, damages for 2 workers denied overtime by Jackson ground delivery contractor The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $44,280 in back wages and liquidated damages for two employees of a Jackson ground delivery contractor who failed to compensate them for work they did off-the-clock from their homes. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Department of Labor Byline: Eric R. Lucero & Erika Ruthman Dateline: Jackson, Mississippi Topic: Douglas Express |
| 11 October 2022 | Federal court orders Hyundai, Kia auto parts manufacturer to stop employing minors illegally, end ‘oppressive’ child labor law violations The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a federal court order to stop an Alexander City manufacturer of Hyundai and Kia auto parts from employing 13-, 14- and 15-year-old workers illegally, and to prevent the company from shipping or delivering any goods produced in violation of federal child labor laws. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Department of Labor Byline: Eric R. Lucero & Erika Ruthman Dateline: Birmingham, Alabama Topics: Hyundai, Kia |
| 24 January 2023 | Investigation into 41-year-old driver's death finds two delivery services companies failed to protect workers transporting dry ice in Alabama In the summer of 2022, onlookers noticed a delivery truck stopped at about 8:15 a.m. one Wednesday morning on the University of Birmingham campus near what would have been the driver's first drop-off. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Occupational Safety and Health Administration Byline: Erika B. Ruthman & Eric R. Lucero Dateline: Birmingham, Alabama Topic: Armstrong Transfer and Storage |
| 24 January 2023 | La investigación sobre la muerte del conductor de 41 años encuentra que dos empresas de servicios de entrega no protegieron a los trabajadores que transportaban hielo seco en Alabama En el verano de 2022, los espectadores notaron que un camión de reparto se detuvo alrededor de las 8:15 a. m. un miércoles por la mañana en el campus de la Universidad de Birmingham cerca de lo que habría sido la primera entrega del conductor. | Press Release (text) Language: Spanish Publisher: Occupational Safety and Health Administration Byline: Erika B. Ruthman & Eric R. Lucero Dateline: Birmingham, Alabama Topic: Armstrong Transfer and Storage |
| 16 February 2023 | US Department of Labor recovers $139K in back wages for 28 drivers after Florida motor carrier misapplied exemption, denied overtime Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found that the employer – which provides clean-up or dirt delivery to residential or construction sites in Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton counties – failed to pay the correct overtime to employees after misapplying a motor carrier exemption. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Department of Labor Byline: Eric R. Lucero & Erika Ruthman |