Compliance

Federal officials on Wednesday blamed unsafe working conditions and poor training for the death of a young Veterans Affairs medical center researcher in San Francisco who died after handling bacteria that causes meningitis.

After the U.S. Department of Labor identified violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act, Lyons Group, a network of 15 Boston-area restaurants, and owners Patrick Lyons and Edward Sparks are to pay back $424,000 in back wages and liquidated damages to 409 employees.

Following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labors Wage and Hour Division, it's filed a lawsuit against Diamond Tree Experts Inc. for violating the Fair Labor Standards Act after it discriminated against employees.

Following a ruling by a federal judge, kgb USA Inc., an independent provider of directory assistance and enhanced information services, is to pay $1.3 million in minimum wage compensation to 14,568 of its current and former employees throughout the country after it violated provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

The way Missouri calculates the minimum wage for public works projects needs to change but that's where the agreement ends for critics and supporters of Republican proposals aimed at reworking the calculating process.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Bacardi Bottling Corp. with 12 alleged safety violations after Lawrence Daquan Davis, a 21-year-old temporary worker, was killed by a palletizer machine during his first day of work at the company's facility in Jacksonville, Fla.