U.S. Department of Labor

Press Releases September 18, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General WASHINGTON — U.S. Department of Labor Inspector General Anthony P. D’Esposito today said President Donald J. Trump’s executive action on foreign labor sends a clear message: fraud and abuse that harm American workers will face serious enforcement.

Press Releases September 15, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General A superseding indictment was unsealed today in the Southern District of Georgia charging five defendants for their roles in a scheme to exploit a nonimmigrant visa worker program to fraudulently obtain worker visas and smuggle aliens into the United States.

Press Releases September 10, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General MIAMI – Today, Florida United States Attorneys Jason A. Reding Quiñones, Gregory W. Kehoe, and John “Jack” P. Heekin, and Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier convened the inaugural meeting of the Florida Anti-fraud Task Force (“FATF”), a federal-state task force formed with a mandate to eliminate fraud within federal government benefit programs in Florida.

Employees and employers can keep accurate records of hours on the job. The WorkWise Timesheet App helps track regular work hours, break time, and overtime hours. The new version of the app also enhances the comments capability, offers multiple pay frequency options, and additional pay calculations.

Press Releases August 31, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General LOS ANGELES – A Santa Barbara County man was sentenced today to 12 months and one day in federal prison for illegally collecting tens of thousands of dollars in fees from Mexican nationals in exchange for visas permitting them to be employed as farmworkers in the United States, then paying them at a reduced rate for their work.

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." – First Amendment, Constitution of the United States

Press Releases September 14, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General Joint national takedown: 40 U.S. Attorney’s Offices, along with 20 federal and state investigative agencies, participate in two-month enforcement surge DETROIT, MI – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan today announced charges, pleas and sentences as part of a nationwide enforcement action led by the Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement...

Press Releases August 27, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General DES MOINES, DAVENPORT, COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – A Colfax woman was sentenced on August 25, 2026, to 18 months in federal prison for stealing over $426,000 from Children and Families of Iowa over nearly a seven-year period.

COLUMBIA, SC – A South Carolina restaurant group has paid $618,666 in back wages to 779 employees and an additional $100,000 in civil money penalties after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found child labor and wage violations across 13 restaurant locations. Investigators with the department’s Wage and Hour Division found tip pool, recordkeeping, and overtime violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act at multiple Tropical Grille locations.

NASHVILLE, TN – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained an enhanced compliance agreement from a Captain D’s restaurant franchisee to ensure future compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act’s child labor provisions after an investigation of its Cleveland, Tennessee location found child labor violations. The action comes after the department’s Wage and Hour Division learned that a minor employed by Two Beacons LLC, operating as Captain D’s, was hurt by hot grease while using a manual fryer.