Local labor enforcement delivers wage-theft and child-labor relief

Seattle's Office of Labor Standards reported a $190,502 settlement covering paid sick leave, rest breaks, notice violations, and wage theft affecting hundreds of workers. A reported $131.5 million DoorDash settlement involving alleged wage theft affecting more than 260,000 workers broadens the national enforcement story, while Illinois officials are seeking compensation claims from Hearthside child laborers through a deadline, worker-center hotline, audits, and assurance that immigration status does not bar claims.