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Alton, O'Fallon IHOP Owner Subject Of Wage Theft Investigation By U.S. Labor Department

ALTON - The owner of two IHOP locations - one in Alton and another in O’Fallon - is the subject of a U.S. Department of Labor complaint which claims

West Virginia mining company that stiffed workers ordered to pay $175K in back wages

A West Virginia coal mining company that tried to stiff 44 miners of their last paycheck has been ordered to pay more than $175,000 in back wages.

Ben's Creek mining operations ordered to pay back wages | Business

An investigation and litigation by the U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $175,000 in back wages from a Charleston-based coal mining company that laid off 44 miners in Mingo County, West Virginia, and denied them a final paycheck while filing for bankruptcy. The agency announced Tuesday its investigation showed Ben’s Creek Operations WV LLC, which had operations in Matewan, West Virginia, informed the affected workers of the layoff on April 9, 2024, filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy five days later and then failed to issue the miners their last paycheck as required on April 19 for two weeks of work from March 31 to April 13, 2024.

Bankrupted mine operator ordered to pay back wages

DOL: Employers should avoid disaster wage violations