Saturday - November 23, 2024
Federal Tipoffs Involving South Carolina Newsletter for Friday November 01, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Department of Labor Recovers $53K in Back Wages, Damages From Cleaning Service That Misclassified 59 Workers as Independent Contractors
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news brief on Oct. 30, 2024: * * * Employer: Finichel LLC, operating as Finichel Cleaning Services Investigation site: 801 Mohawk Drive West Columbia, SC 29169 Investigation findings: Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found a South Carolina cleaning services provider misclassified 59 workers as independent contractors, resulting in the company paying employe  more

EPA to Review Cleanups at 47 Southeast Superfund Sites This Year
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: ATLANTA (October 30, 2024) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that comprehensive reviews will be conducted of completed cleanup work at 47 Superfund sites in the Southeast. The sites, located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, will undergo a legally required Five-Year Review to ensure that previous remediation efforts at the sites  more