Federal Investigation, Litigation Recovers $175K in Back Wages for 44 Miners Laid Off, Then Denied Last Paycheck After Employer Files Bankruptcy
May 29, 2024
May 29, 2024
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, May 29 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release:
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U.S. Department of Labor obtains court order halting coal sales until wages are paid
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An investigation and litigation by the U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $175,000 in back wages from a Charleston coal mining company that laid off 44 Matewan miners and denied them a final paycheck while filing for bankr . . .
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U.S. Department of Labor obtains court order halting coal sales until wages are paid
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An investigation and litigation by the U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $175,000 in back wages from a Charleston coal mining company that laid off 44 Matewan miners and denied them a final paycheck while filing for bankr . . .