PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – With the year coming to an end, the U.S. Department of Labor is eager to return $819,762 in wages recovered by its Wage and Hour Division’s Portland District Office to 1,195 workers who have earned them and encourages people to use the Workers Owed Wages online tool.
WHO: Anyone who believes they may be owed back wages or knows someone who may be owed wages are encouraged to use the Workers Owed Wages online tool.
WHAT: The laws enforced by the Wage and Hour Division provide the foundation for U.S. workers’ rights, including the rights to be paid legally required wages and other important protections…