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The following states/territories fall under the WESTERN REGION: Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.

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2008

• February 5, 2008
  U.S. Labor Department assesses $10,000 in civil money penalties for farmworker housing violations
  
• January 22, 2008
  Las Vegas cable installer to pay more than $350,000 in back wages, damages and interest following U.S. Labor Department investigation
  

2007

• November 5, 2007
  Phoenix painting contractor owes more than $111,000 in back wages and penalties following U.S. Labor Department investigation
  
• August 30, 2007
  Court orders Southern California home cleaning business to pay more than $4.5 million in back wages and liquidated damages
  
• August 28, 2007
  Construction company pays $260,000 in overtime back wages and penalties following U.S. Labor Department investigation
  
• August 28, 2007
  Henderson, Nev., fundraising company pays $128,000 in overtime back wages to 74 employees following U.S. Labor Department investigation
  
• August 21, 2007
  U.S. Labor Department seeks nearly $1.4 million in back wages, plus debarment, of California mail hauling company
  
• July 30, 2007
  Auntie Anne’s pretzel stores franchisee pays $51,500 in penalties for youth employment violations at six California locations
  
• July 12, 2007
  Minimum wage increases apply to American Samoa and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
  
• July 12, 2007
  Restaurant owners to pay nearly $124,000 in back wages to 110 employees of 10 La Casita restaurants in the Coachella Valley
  
• June 14, 2007
  U.S. Department of Labor cancels industry committee for American Samoa
  
• June 4, 2007
  Honolulu outpatient mental health provider pays nearly $410,000 in back wages to 226 social workers
  
• June 4, 2007
  Saipan resort to pay $53,566 in overtime wages following U.S. Labor Department investigation
  
• May 30, 2007
  Northridge, Calif., car wash ordered to pay $160,000 in back wages to 84 employees following U.S. Labor Department investigation
  
• May 22, 2007
  U.S. Department of Labor debars Progressive Environmental LLC
  
• May 10, 2007
  Cabinet manufacturer to pay nearly $405,000 in back wages and penalties
  
• May 8, 2007
  Two Southern California employers pay nearly $332,000 in back wages
  
• March 15, 2007
  U.S. Labor Department recovers more than $200,000 in back wages on behalf of 56 security workers for hurricane-related protective services
  
• March 7, 2007
  U.S. Department of Labor Seeks Former Sun Mei Corp. Workers More Than 50 Former Workers at Saipan Garment Company Due Back Wages
  
• March 1, 2007
  Watterson-Prime LLC, President to Pay 197 Workers Back Wages as Term of Consent Decree in U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Case
  
• March 1, 2007
  InfraSource Transmission Services to Pay Workers Back Wages as Term of Consent Judgment in U.S. Labor Department Wage and Hour Division Case
  
• February 27, 2007
  Colorado City, Ariz. Contractor Pays $350,000 in Back Wages Following U.S. Labor Department Investigation
  
• February 24, 2007
  U.S. Labor Department Spanish-Speaking Representatives to Answer Agricultural Workers’ Questions in Southwestern Arizona
  
• February 20, 2007
  Farm Labor Contractor Assessed $38,600 in Penalties and Back Wage by U.S. Labor Department following the Deaths of 3 Farmworkers
  
• February 12, 2007
  Garment Contractor Pays More Than $66,000 in Back Wages to 57 Employees following U.S. Labor Department Investigation
  
• February 12, 2007
  Las Vegas Construction Company to Pay Nearly $530,000 to 932 Workers After U.S. Labor Department Investigation
  
• January 29, 2007
  Santa Monica Car Wash Pays $100,000 in Back Wages to 55 Employees Following U.S. Labor Department Investigation
  

2006

• December 18, 2006
  U.S. Labor Department Files Suit Against Imperial Garden Restaurant for Wage Violations
  
• November 29, 2006
  Las Vegas-Based Construction Company to Pay $435,000 in Back Wages to 675 Workers following U.S. Labor Department Investigation
  
• November 20, 2006
  GIO Alaska Timber Agrees to Pay Civil Money Penalties for Youth Employment Violations
  
• October 24, 2006
  U.S. Department of Labor Fines Unregistered Farm Labor Contractor After Fatal Accident
  
• September 12, 2006
  House of Hong Restaurant Agrees to Pay $165,000 in Back Wages, Following U.S. Labor Department Investigation
  
• September 11, 2006
  Building Contractor to Pay Nearly $447,000 in Back Wages and Penalties
  
• September 15, 2006
  Portland and Beaverton Restaurant Operator Agrees To Pay 19 Workers a Total of $11,840
  
• September 6, 2006
  U.S. Department of Labor Seeks Former La Mode Inc. Workers
  
• August 22, 2006
  Canyon Pearl Inc. and Hunan Pearl Inc., in Portland, Ore., Agree To Pay 19 Workers a Total of $150,000
  
• August 21, 2006
  Anteon Corporation Agrees to Pay 34 Fort Wainwright Workers a Total of $110,005
  
• August 7, 2006
  Bakersfield Farm Labor Contractor Assessed Penalties, Back Wages Following the Deaths of Five Farmworkers
  
• July 17, 2006
  U.S. Department of Labor Sues Gardena Home Cleaning Business for Backwages Exceeding $1.8 Million for 386 Workers
  
• July 26, 2006
  Los Angeles Health Care Firm Is Paying Workers $329,000 in Overtime
  
• June 23, 2006
  U.S. Department of Labor Wins $38,524 in Back Wages for Employees of New Great Wall Buffet Inc. of Tacoma, Wash.
  
• June 13, 2006
  Los Angeles Clothing Retailer to Pay $158,000 in Back Wages and Penalties for Willful Violations
  
• June 8, 2006
  Los Angeles Garment Contractor Owes $56,000 in Back Wages
  
• June 1, 2006
  U.S. Department of Labor Recovers $173,087 in Wages for Oso Lumber Workers
  
• May 22, 2006
  Farm Labor Firm Ordered to Pay $292,445 in Back Wages, Fines
  
• April 13, 2006
  Northridge Apparel Firm Ordered to Pay Nearly $120,000 in Back Wages, Damages
  
• March 28, 2006
  Labor Department Sues Glendale Firm for at Least $900,000 in Unpaid Back Wages and Damages
  
• March 23, 2006
  Seattle-based Firm to Pay Nearly $405,000 in Back Wages to Albion, N.Y., Call Center Workers
  
• February 27, 2006
  Firm to Pay More Than $350,000 in Back Wages to Tucson Call Center Workers
  
• February 16, 2006
  U.S. Dept. of Labor Wins $51,923 in Back Wages For Employees of Rainbow Buffet, Tacoma, Wash.
  
• February 7, 2006
  Eltopia, Wash., Packer Agrees to Pay $175,000 to 200 Employees
  
• February 7, 2006
  IHOP Restaurant Owners to Pay $363,000 in Back Wages to 328 Employees
  
• January 26, 2006
  Labor Department Recovers More Than $131,000 in Back Wages Due Employees of Los Angeles Cable Installation Firm
  
• January 19, 2006
  Labor Department Recovers $60,000 in Back Wages for Hawaii Workers at Smith Tankermen Services
  
• January 04, 2006
  Skilled Nursing Business to Pay $637,000 in Back Wages to 212 Employees
  

2005

• December 8, 2005
  Plumbing Firm to Pay $900,000 in Back Wages to 1,035 Employees
  
• December 2, 2005
  Ajay International of Bothell Ordered to Pay $65,830 in Back Wages to Three Employees
  
• Tuesday October 18, 2005
  Hawaiian Firm to Pay $124,300 in Back Wages to 82 Employees
  
• October 6, 2005
  Filipino Fast-Food Chain Owes Employees $186,000
  
• September 8, 2005
  Los Angeles Restaurant Agrees to Pay $306,500 in Back Wages
  
• August 23, 2005
  U.S. Labor Department Recovers Back Wages for Garment Workers
  
• August 22, 2005
  Phoenix Construction Company Pays Workers $107,300 in Back Wages
  
• August 10, 2005
  U.S. Department of Labor Recovers Overtime Pay for Workers at Monterey Residential Care Company
  
• August 5, 2005
  Labor Department Recovers $23,000 in Unpaid Overtime for Employees of Metro American Homebuyers
  
• August 4, 2005
  Labor Department Sues for over $3 Million in Unpaid Overtime, Damages and Interest Due Sacramento Health Care Workers
  
• July 29, 2005
  U.S. Labor Department Recovers $181,000 in Back Wages Due Employees of Los Angeles Jeans Customizer
  
• July 21, 2005
  Starplex Corporation Ordered to Pay $45,000 in Back Wages for Overtime Violations
  
• June 17, 2005
  Secretary of Labor Appoints Committee to Review Minimum Wage Rates in American Samoa
  
• June 14, 2005
  U.S. Department of Labor Recovers $212,900 in Back Wages for Orange County Lumber Company Employees
  
• June 08, 2005
  U.S. Department of Labor Recovers $1.3 Million in Back Wages for More Than 2,000 Employees at Tempe Technology Firm
  
• May 10, 2005
  U.S. Department of Labor Recovers $210,575 in Back Wages for Filipinos Working in Guam
  
• May 4, 2005
  U.S. Labor Department Recovers $85,000 in Unpaid Overtime for Mesa Restaurant Workers
  
• April 19, 2005
  U.S. Department of Labor Recovers Over $500,000 in Back Wages For 123 Fish Processors in Alaska
  
• April 18, 2005
  Orange County Security Company Owes Hispanic Workers $101,695 for Unpaid Overtime
  
• April 13, 2005
  Sylmar Firm to Pay Employees Nearly $174,000 in Back Wages
  
• April 11, 2005
  Phoenix Valet Parking Company to Pay Federal Penalties for Willful Labor Violations
  
• April 6, 2005
  U.S. Department of Labor Collects $40,000 in Back Wages For 59 California Chicken Processing Employees
  
• March 16, 2005
  U.S. Department of Labor Recovers Back Wages for Employees of Restaurants in Edmonds, Lynnwood, Wash.
  
• March 15, 2005
  U.S Labor Department Files Contempt Petition against Altadena Garment Manufacturer
  
• March 7, 2005
  U.S. Department of Labor Collects $146,814 in Back Wages For California, Arizona Employees
  
• Jan 25, 2005
  Department of Labor Recovers Over $381,000 in Overtime Back Pay for Employees at Muckleshoot Casino in Auburn, Wash.
  
• February 14, 2005
  Wage Hour Investigators to Make Informational Visits to Seattle-Area Employers
  
• January 19, 2005
  U.S. Labor Department Sues Los Angeles Garment Manufacturer to Recover Nearly $210,000 in Overtime Back Wages; Assesses Additional Fines of $146,300.
  
• January 11, 2005
  Nevada Grower to Pay $200,000 in Back Wages to 472 Employees.
  

2004

• December 21, 2004
  Whispering Heights Landscape, Inc., in Nampa, Idaho Pays Employees $176,207 in Overtime Back Pay
  
• December 20, 2004
  U.S. Labor Department Fines Lake Wilderness Golf Course $9,350 for Illegally Employing Youth.
  
• December 20, 2004
  Jai Thai Enterprises Agrees To Pay $174,700 in Back Wages.
  
• December 3, 2004
  Staffworks, Inc. Pays Employees $637,951To Settle Labor Department Investigation.
  
• November 24, 2004
  Two Southland Companies to Pay $154,139 in Back Wages to 28 Employees.
  
• November 15, 2004
  U.S. Department of Labor Fines Rockfish Grill in Anacortes, Wash., $7,920 for Violating Child Labor Laws.
  
• November 8, 2004
  U.S. Dept. of Labor to Hold Compliance Assistance Forum For Employers at Seattle University.
  
• November 8, 2004
  U.S. Labor Department Secures $1.5 Million in Back Wages from Construction Company in Guam.
  
• November 4, 2004
  Saipan Garment Manufacturer Pays $238,460 in Back Wages.
  
• November 2, 2004
  Los Angeles Company to Pay $1.2 Million in Overtime Back Wages.
  
• October 27, 2004
  U.S. Dept. of Labor Fines Burger Express in Federal Way, Wash., $9,542 For Violating Federal Youth Employment Laws.
  
• October 20, 2004
  Hawaii Mail Hauler to Pay $119,300 Back Wages.
  
• October 7, 2004
  BJ's Bingo in Fife, Wash., to Pay Employees $117,468 in Back Wages.
  
• October 05, 2004
  Garden Grove Market Pays $99,700 in Back Wages
  
• October 1, 2004
  Trust Heating and Air Conditioning, L.L.C., in Nampa, Idaho, to Pay Employees $81,829 in Back Wages.
  
• September 27, 2004
  U.S. Dept. of Labor Recovers $382,378 in Back Wages from Guam Contractor
  
• September 15, 2004
  U.S. Department of Labor Collects $100,000 in Back Wages For Employees at Van Nuys Car Wash
  
• September 8, 2004
  U.S. Department Of Labor and the Washington Growers League Enter Partnership
  
• August 25, 2004
  Janitorial Firm Pays $1.9 Million in Back Wages for Overtime
  
• August 6, 2004
  U.S. Labor Department Distributes $725,000 in Back Wages To Los Angeles Garment Workers
  
• Aug 5, 2004
  U.S. Dept. of Labor Reaches Agreement with Typhoon! Inc. to Recover More than $170,000 in Back Wages for Oregon, Washington Workers
  
• July 23, 2004
  U.S. Labor Department Settles Second Suit Against University of Phoenix For Up to $3.5 Million in Back Wages
  
• Date: July 13, 2004
  U.S. Labor Department Sues Las Vegas-Based Construction Company to Recover Back Wages for 250 Nevada Workers
  
• July 8, 2004
  Advanced Digital Information Corporation Workers in Redmond, Wash., to Get $73,286 in Back Wages
  
• June 30, 2004
  U.S. Department of Labor and Partners Announce New Toll-Free Line To Assist Immigrant Workers and Employers
  
• June 17, 2004
  U.S. Labor Department Files Suit Against University of Phoenix For Overtime Back Wages
  
• June 7, 2004
  U.S. Labor Department Recovers $30,000 for Ventura Workers
  
• May 27, 2004
  U.S. Labor Department Recovers $27,000 for North Hollywood Jewelry Workers
  
• May 27, 2004
  U.S. Labor Department Recovers Nearly $128,000 For Nevada Landscape Workers
  
• May 27, 2004
  U.S. Labor Department Recovers $37,000 for Rancho Santa Margarita Landscape Designers
  
• May 17, 2004
  U.S. Department of Labor Workshops for Contractors
  
• May 10, 2004
  U.S. Labor Dept. Recovers $141,000 for Las Vegas Cable Television Installers
  
• May 6, 2004
  Riverside Firm Agrees to Pay $150,000 in Overtime Back Wages to 44 Workers
  
• May 5, 2004
  U.S. Department of Labor and California Labor Agency Host Compliance Assistance Event For Garment Makers
  
• April 18, 2004
  U.S. Department of Labor Collects $40,000 in Back Wages For 59 California Chicken Processing Employees
  
• April 14, 2004
  Three Los Angeles Restaurant Operators Pay Over $277,000 in Back Wages
  
• April 6, 2004
  El Mercado Latino Employees to Receive Back Wages For Unpaid Overtime
  
• March 29, 2004
  Siemens Building Technologies Agrees to Pay Employees $1.2 Million in Alleged Unpaid Overtime
  
• March 31, 2004
  Local Restaurant Chain Agrees to Pay Overtime Back Wages
  
• February 25, 2004
  U.S. Labor Department Partnering with Western Growers Association
  
• February 25, 2004
  Garment Manufacturer Agrees to Pay Overtime Back Wages
  
• February 19, 2004
  Los Angeles-Based Clothing Supplier for National Retailers Pays $104,000 in Back Wages
  
• February 17, 2004
  Las Vegas Landscaping Firm Pays $74,000 in Back Wages
  
• February 12, 2004
  U.S. Department of Labor Recovers $156,000 in Back Wages For Los Angeles Construction Workers
  
• February 10, 2004
  Food Delivery Service Fined $15,200 for Violating Youth Work Laws
  
• February 10, 2004
  Los Angeles Landscaping Firm Pays Back Wages For Overtime
  

2003

• December 11, 2003
  U.S. Labor Dept. Recovers $178,000 for Nevada Mine Workers
  
• December 11, 2003
  U.S. Dept. of Labor Recovers $70,000 for Fresno Roofing Workers
  
• November 26, 2003
  T-Mobile USA, Inc. Agrees to Pay $4.7 Million in Back Wages
  
• November 19, 2003
  U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Secures Nearly $83,000 In Back Wages for Residential Care Workers
  
• November 13, 2003
  U.S. Department of Labor Recovers More Than $33,000 for Los Angeles Area Pillow Sewers
  
• November 5, 2003
  Department of Labor Law Suit on Behalf of Arizona Construction Workers Results in $435,000 in Back Pay
  
• October 16, 2003
  U.S. Department of Labor Recovers $300,000 In Unpaid Wages for Hawaiian Construction Workers
  
• October 9, 2003
  U.S. Department of Labor Recovers $95,000 for Truck Drivers
  
• October 9, 2003
  U.S. Department of Labor Recovers More Than $62,000 for Fresno Restaurant Workers
  
• August 13, 2003
  U.S. Labor Department And Nisei Farmers League Sign Agreement
  
• August 12, 2003
  U. S. Labor Department Enforcement Initiative Yields Nearly $400,000 For Saipan Garment Workers
  
• July 2, 2003
  U.S. Labor Dept., Alaska Join Forces To Keep Young Workers Safe This Summer
  
• June 3, 2003
  Secretary Of Labor Appoints Committee To Review Minimum Wage Rates In American Samoa
  
• May 5, 2003
  Two Orange County Companies Pay $197,000 in Back Wages
  
• May 5, 2003
  U.S. Labor Department Recovers $1 Million in Overtime Pay from Southland Firm
  
• April 22, 2003
  U.S. Labor Department Secures Back Pay for Southland Workers
  

2002

• December 31, 2002
  Labor Department Prevails - Agreement provides back wages for 250 Garment Workers
  
• December 12, 2002
  Grocery Workers Get Nearly $250,000 in Overtime Back Pay Mi Pueblo Markets to pay workers from San Jose
  
• November 18, 2002
  U.S. Department of Labor Defends Wages Recovered for Wins Garment Workers
  
• October 9, 2002
  U.S. Department of Labor Fines Wins of California and Win Fashion $337,000 for Repeated and Willful Wage Violations
  
• October 4, 2002
  U.S. Labor Department Lawsuit Settled by the Payment of $591,535 in Back Wages to 436 Casino Workers
  
• October 4, 2002
  U.S. Labor Department Lawsuit Results in Payment of Nearly $1.6 Million in Back Wages to 764 to Saipan Garment Workers
  
• September 16, 2002
  U. S. Labor Department Recovers Back Pay of Over $170,000 For Saipan Garment Workers
  
• August 21, 2002
  Labor Department Wins Back Pay Award for Los Angeles Garment Workers
  
• July 2, 2002
  Arvin Grower Pays $39,000 in Back Wages to Farm Workers
  
• June 18, 2002
  Los Angeles Contractor Agrees To Pay $400,000 In Overtime
  
• June 17, 2002
  East Bay Pool Company Will Pay $200,000 in Back Wages, Penalties
  
• June 11, 2002
  Nursing Home Operator Agrees to $1.1 Million Settlement for Wage, Child Labor Violations
  
• May 7, 2002
  Los Angeles Market Operator Will Pay $285,000 in Back Wages
  
• April 30, 2002
  World Super Services Will Pay $1.4 Million in Back Wages, Penalties
  
• April 29, 2002
  Saipan Garment Manufacturer To Pay $224,000 in Back Wages
  
• April 18, 2002
  National Insulation Firm will Revise Child Labor Policies, Pay Penalties
  
• March 25, 2002
  Los Angeles Grocery Chain Fined $113,000 For Federal Child Labor Violations
  
• February 14, 2002
  U.S. Labor Department Sues Two Saipan Garment Firms for Unpaid Wages
  
• February 12, 2002
  Ontario Garment Manufacturer Agrees to Pay Back Wages and Fines of $60,000
  

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