Labor Dept.: Farm Labor Contractor Pays $56K in Penalties for Violating Migrant Worker, Immigration Laws After a Vehicle Accident That Injured 14 Workers in Maine
July 09, 2021
July 09, 2021
MANCHESTER, North Carolina, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release:
A North Carolina-based tree thinning contractor who employed foreign forestry workers in Maine as fir-tippers has paid a total of $55,810 in civil money penalties to the U.S. Department of Labor to resolve violations of federal laws protecting migrant and seasonal workers, and preventing adverse conditions for U.S. workers. The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Administrativ . . .
A North Carolina-based tree thinning contractor who employed foreign forestry workers in Maine as fir-tippers has paid a total of $55,810 in civil money penalties to the U.S. Department of Labor to resolve violations of federal laws protecting migrant and seasonal workers, and preventing adverse conditions for U.S. workers. The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Administrativ . . .