May 07, 2024
A Vermont excavation company can't escape the U.S. Department of Labor's suit alleging it retaliated against the worker who initiated an agency investigation, with a federal judge ruling Tuesday that a threatening Facebook post was meant to intimidate the ex-worker and cannot be protected as free speech.
October 27, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor said a Vermont excavation company immediately retaliated against workers who received back wages as part of a DOL settlement with the company, the agency said in a complaint seeking an injunction to halt the company's retaliatory practices.