Record Activity for USDOL Wage and Hour Division
The US Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division reports that is has recovered a record amount in back wages due employees in 2007. According to an article on BLR.com, the Division collected a record $220,613,703 for 341,624 workers in 2007. Since fiscal year 2000, it has recovered more than $1.25 billion for nearly two million workers and is reportedly focusing on bringing large employers into compliance.