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South Carolina wants to keep labor penalties lower than feds following massive inflation adjustments
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Legal Newsline) - South Carolina faces another hurdle as it refuses to increase penalties for labor violations, which the federal government says it is required to do. -
U.S. Labor Dept. accused of fraud; Banished lawyer lied to jury, timeline suspicious, company says
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - A high-ranking U.S. Department of Labor attorney in Pennsylvania was actually exiled to D.C. as he was simultaneously disparaging opposing counsel as "Washington lawyers" in a $22 million case in Philadelphia. -
Massive penalty hits troubled Pa. nursing home chain
PITTSBURGH (Legal Newsline) - It's a worst-case scenario for a now-bankrupt Pennsylvania health care company accused by the Department of Labor of not fairly paying its employees. -
Federal judge: Biden Admin doing 'violence to the Constitution'
LUBBOCK, Texas (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has criticized the Biden Administration for its practice of using the rulemaking process to change the way businesses operate, saying it has stolen the policy-making power of Congress. -
Freelancers to Labor Dept.: We don't need your brand of confusing help
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (Legal Newsline) - The Department of Labor has no reason for changing rules governing what makes an independent contractor, freelancers challenging its actions say.