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DLI reports $2.25M collected in unpaid wages in 2024 and lists major enforcement settlements
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The Department of Labor and Industry’s Labor Standards Division reported $2.25 million collected in unpaid wages in 2024 and summarized several enforcement cases, including penalties and recoveries for overtime, pregnancy discrimination and child labor violations.
Nicole Blissenbach, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, told the Senate Labor Committee the Labor Standards Division collected $2,250,000 in unpaid wages in calendar year 2024 and assessed about $5,500,000 in total amounts owed to workers.
Blissenbach said the division also collected more than $2,000,000 in civil penalties and responded to more than 23,000 stakeholder inquiries. She highlighted four…
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