Labor Department starts Bridge to Justice program

Tens of thousands of employees each year take their concerns about their bosses to the Department of Labor — more grievances than the agency can handle.

Now there’s backup help. The Labor Department has established a first-of-its-kind program with the American Bar Association. The agency would put workers whose complaints it won’t take up in touch with private employment lawyers. The Bridge to Justice program focuses on potential violations of overtime, minimum wage and family medical leave laws

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Call (866) 487-9243 or visit http://www.wagehour.dol.gov.

Full Story: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/mar/27/labor-department-starts-bridge-to-justice-program/