An injured worker’s New York Labor Law claim can move forward after an appeals court found that there were triable issues of fact regarding whether the worker was the sole cause of the incident. The Appellate Division, Fourth Department found that a lower court erred when it granted summary judgment and dismissed the construction worker’s […]
The federal Interagency Task Force to Combat Child Labor Exploitation released an update on its efforts to combat child labor violations, including teen workers employed in hazardous occupations. A combined effort from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division and several other federal agencies concluded 765 child labor cases between Oct. 1, […]
A husband and wife were charged with workers’ compensation fraud for underreporting more than $4 million in payroll for their California-based construction company. Brian Hill and Leslie Hill, the owners of Brian Hill Construction, were charged with multiple felony counts of insurance fraud and conspiracy following a California Department of Insurance investigation. Brian Hill was […]
Federal investigators in Louisiana and Texas have uncovered child labor violations at 16 McDonald’s franchise locations affecting 83 teen workers. The Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division found that these franchise locations were allowing teen workers to operate manual deep fryers and trash compactors, jobs that the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) calls […]
The owner of a California roofing company was charged in a $460,000 workers’ compensation fraud scheme that was exposed following the work-related death of an employee. Charlie Duong, the owner of CD All Roofing, tried to cover that the deceased employee had been working full-time for him for years, according to investigators. The Santa Clara […]
A Minnesota food manufacturer agreed to comply with federal child labor laws at all of its facilities and warehouses following an investigation that found two teens operating meat-processing equipment. The U.S. District Court of Minnesota entered a consent order and judgment in the case on July 6, 2023, with Monogram Food Solutions LLC agreeing to […]
A San Jose, California man has pleaded no contest to felony workers’ compensation insurance fraud for using his company to hide payroll for a security company run by a former San Jose police officer. Nam Le, owner of Defense Protection Group, laundered millions of dollars in payroll for two security companies: Atlas Private Security, now […]
The owners and other individuals associated with two California construction companies were charged for conspiring to misclassify workers in a workers’ compensation fraud scheme. In two separate cases stemming from the same investigation, the owners and other individuals were arraigned March 8, 2023, for schemes involving worker misclassification to avoid paying workers’ compensation insurance premiums […]
A New York construction worker received summary judgment on his Labor Law claim by proving that a general contractor’s negligence led to his fall-related injuries. The New York Appellate Division, Second Department found that it was the general contractor’s failure to properly secure the ladder that caused the incident and not the worker’s act of […]
