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  DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: U.S. Department of Labor to Offer Compliance Assistance Training for Employers Participating in H-2a and H-2b Visa Certification, July 26

  On July 26, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) will hold a compliance seminar in Lafayette, Louisiana.

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  DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: U.s. Department of Labor Investigation Results in Louisiana Construction Company Paying $178,766 in Back Wages to 108 Employees

  After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Gomez Drywall Contractors Inc. – based in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, and operating in Louisiana since 2017 – has paid $178,766 in back wages to 108 employees for violating the Fair Labor Standards Act's (FLSA) overtime and recordkeeping requirements.

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  DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: Sweet Potato Farm to Pay $105,000 in Back Wages and Penalties to Settle U.S. Department of Labor Lawsuit for H-2a Visa Program Violations

  To resolve a lawsuit filed with the Department of Labor's Office of Administrative Law Judges (OALJ), Earl Roy Farm of Louisiana LLC – based in Hessmer, Louisiana – has signed consent findings and will pay $71,611 in back wages to 76 employees, and $33,388 in civil money penalties.

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  Fight continues against changes to overtime wages, rule

  BATON ROUGE — On Sept. 20, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry joined his counterparts in 20 states in a lawsuit against the United States Department of Labor.

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  Orleans Parish worker alleges Flight Services & Systems breached labor law

  An Orleans Parish man is suing his employer, alleging non-compliance with labor law in regard to workplace practices.

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  Appeals Court affirms Benefits Review Board’s decision in offshore permanent disability benefits case

  U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals

• Bartholomew picks up four endorsements in one week

  Regina Bartholomew, a candidate for the Orleans Parish Civil District Court Division B bench, has received an endorsement from the Alliance for Good Government, making it the fourth endorsement she's received in the past week.

• Bartholomew shows leads in one poll, picks up endorsement from AFL-CIO

  Regina Bartholomew, a candidate for the Orleans Parish Civil District Court Division B bench, has added the AFL-CIO to a long list of endorsers and leads her opponent in a recent poll.

• Bartholomew earns endorsements from conservative groups in Orleans Parish race

  Regina Bartholomew, a candidate for the Orleans Parish Civil District Court Division B bench, has earned endorsements from the Greater New Orleans Republicans and the Regular Democratic Organization, according to Bartholomew's campaign.

• Louisiana business groups sue Labor Department over new immigrant hiring rules

  A group of Louisiana business are suing the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over proposed revisions to a federal program regarding immigrant workers.