A workers' rights group on Wednesday sued the Labor Department for the release of 95,000 names of private-sector employees it says are entitled to $32 million in back pay. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court, alleges violations of the federal Freedom of Information Act. It seeks disclosure of the names of workers whom the Labor Department has been unable to locate after they won government settlements for pay owed for overtime and other work.
January 20, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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A workers’ rights group on Wednesday sued the Labor Department for the release of 95,000 names of private-sector employees it says are entitled to $32 million in back pay.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court, alleges violations of the federal Freedom of Information Act. It seeks disclosure of the names of workers whom the Labor Department has been unable to locate after they won government settlements for pay owed for overtime and other work.
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