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workers posing in construction safety gear. [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20241203 ]
Proposed Rule to Phase Out Subminimum Wages [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20241203 ]

We announced a proposed rule that would phase out the issuance of certificates allowing employers to pay some workers with disabilities less than the federal minimum wage.

*Learn More* [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20241203 ]






In Case You Missed It





ice cream on an assembly line [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20241212 ]


*Penalties for Manufacturer that Endangered Children*

We found an Idaho ice cream manufacturer put the safety of dozens of children at risk [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20241212 ] by employing them to perform dangerous tasks and work later than the law allows.






home health care worker with elderly man [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20241209 ]


*$414K to Home Healthcare Workers Denied Overtime*

We obtained a consent judgment against a home healthcare agency and its owner, who had deliberately failed to pay employees their legally earned overtime wages [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20241209 ].






farm goods worker with a forklift [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20241202 ]


*Wages and Damages for Oklahoma Farm and Landscape Stores *

We obtained a consent judgment and injunction to recover back wages and damages for 20 workers whose employer misapplied exemptions to retail workers [ https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20241202 ] and did not pay overtime to them. 






a portrait of a woman, then a picture of her presenting in a conference room [ https://blog.dol.gov/2024/12/12/far-from-home-worker-calls-labor-department-desperate-for-help ]


*Far from Home, Worker Calls Labor Department, Desperate for Help*

On the blog, we wrote about how we helped an agricultural worker who had their visa illegally confiscated [ https://blog.dol.gov/2024/12/12/far-from-home-worker-calls-labor-department-desperate-for-help ].






Working For You





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*How the Wage and Hour Division Turns Lives Around*

Back wage specialist Michelle Hood talks about her time with the division, and how she finds inspiration in the stories of the workers she helps [ https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-wage-hour-division-turns-lives-around-dolwhd-dea3e?trk=public_post_feed-article-content ].






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