Your Questions About Department Of Labor

Is complaining about a bad employer to the department of labor at all worth while?

So I started working for this gas station a couple weeks ago and the job is HORRIBLE. My employer barely speaks English (he’s from somewhere in Asia originally), and he seems to have no regard for US labor laws. Like he makes everyone work mandatory twelve-hour shifts five or six days a week, but refuses to pay overtime. Also he allows no lunch breaks, and only one five-minute bathroom break. If you call in sick you’re fired. He also charges us a “uniform rental fee” of $20 a week despite the fact that we don’t wear uniforms, just name tags with our own clothes.

I know the obvious, quit if it’s that bad. But jobs are scarce and sixty to seventy-two hours of pay is still a lot of pay. But I hate that I work so much and get no OT, and can’t even eat for drink for twelve hours straight. If I made a complaint to the department of labor would they even do anything to help me? Is it worth my time?
Oops, I work in New York.

File with Small Claims Court or the Department of Labor?

My work owes me several months worth of pay and I show up for work earlier this week and the location is closed. I have left notes for the owner, tried calling him (number disconnected), other current employees either dont know or wont provide any information on what’s going on. I am tired of dealing with this business’s crap. Living in California, would it be better I try to get my earned money through small claims court or through department of labor? I have several former and a few current employees who would back me up that it is common to be paid late or not at all, as well as some copies sent to me online of the work schedule. I have also been keeping log in an agenda of my hours and money owed. Also I was set up with direct deposit that has hardly ever been paid on time. I would especially appreciate any information from a legal expert. Thanks

How did HR4577, a bill to fund the Department of Labor Department of Human Services?

Lead to the current economic meltdown?

Hint: The nearly 500 page bill was not brought to a vote until December 21st 2000, and the following bills were attatched to it:

(1) H.R. 5656, as introduced on December 14, 2000.
(2) H.R. 5657, as introduced on December 14, 2000.
(3) H.R. 5658, as introduced on December 14, 2000.
(4) H.R. 5666, as introduced on December 15, 2000, except
that the text of H.R. 5666, as so enacted, shall not include
section 123 (relating to the enactment of H.R. 4904).
(5) H.R. 5660, as introduced on December 14, 2000.
(6) H.R. 5661, as introduced on December 14, 2000.
(7) H.R. 5662, as introduced on December 14, 2000.
(8) H.R. 5663, as introduced on December 14, 2000.
(9) H.R. 5667, as introduced on December 15, 2000.

HR5660, the Commodities Modernization Act, exempted all financial derivatives from regulation, and it also pre-empted state laws against operating “bucket shops”, and basically created a gambling market on Wall St that drove the housing bubble.

Department of Labor in Indiana?

By law if a company closes their doors and you have vacation remaining does the company have to pay you for the remaining time that is left?

do i need an lawyer still or should i just let the department of labor handle it?

my husbands employer has done several deductions on his paychecks and others that they didnt agree on. but the employees were afraid of losing their job. but last week their employer again indeed did another deduction and it upset my husband some others to the point they quitted their job. we contacted department of labor and they have assigned the case to a investigator or already went to the employer and asked for his books for the past 2 years and they got my husbands paystubs and other employees. should i still get a lawyer for this still? or should i let the departmetn of labor deal with it because yesterday she reminded my husband that things can get really ugly. i really dont know what she means and either does he cause he didnt asked. i just think its right when the employer assures the homeowner the roof and when the get a roof leak a year or 2 later and then the employer would deduct out of the employees equal divided the cost of damage and labor to fix it. i mean its legal to do it then why do contractors need insurance?
yes he does use the money after the roof is fixed instead of filing with his insurance. he makes the employees pay for it who did the roof.
no his employer is not housing us. we have our own house. his boss has a roofing company. my hub is part of the crew who put the roof. a year later it started to leak. his boss tells them on fri. bout it. and takes it out of check. his boss sends someone else out there. my hub dont find out about it till fri.