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Hawaiʻi is one of 12 states selected to participate in an initiative that allows agencies receive assistance to increase competitive employment for people with developmental disabilities.
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The owners were found in violation of federal labor laws, announced the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division on Monday. This is the second time the restaurant has been cited for violations.
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The U.S. Department of Labor recovered nearly $102K from a sushi restaurant that underpaid its chefs. Imanas Tei in Honolulu failed to pay 10 chefs for overtime. HPR's Zoe Dym has more.
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Consumer prices in Honolulu have decreased by 0.6% over the past three months, but costs are still about 6% higher than last year.
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The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered nearly $300,000 in unpaid wages and fined restaurant owner Joshua Marten for violating the Fair Labor Standards Act. His nearly 100 food truck workers in Maui were denied their full wages.
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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has fined Patisserie La Palme D’or at Ala Moana Center for several labor violations. The federal investigation recovered over $150,000 in back wages and damages for 17 workers.
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The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered more than $100,000 in back wages and damages for 33 employees at a local seafood company after it did not properly pay them for overtime wages.
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Vladimir’s Marble & Granite Inc. did not pay their workers overtime and owes over $100,000 in fines and back wages, the U.S. Department of Labor said.
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A restaurant owner with three locations on Oʻahu shortchanged 71 workers. Sujin Tomita, owner of Sura Hawaiʻi in Honolulu and Kapolei, and Thank Q Pocha owes her workers over $200,000 in back wages and liquidated damages.
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WASHINGTON — U.S. unemployment dropped sharply in August from 10.2% to a still-high 8.4%, with about half the 22 million jobs lost to the coronavirus…