Helping Blackjewel Employees

Governor Matt Bevin announced Monday that the Labor Cabinet will open an investigation into Blackjewel LLC.The cabinet received multiple reports of unpaid wages for coal miners in Eastern Kentucky. Blackjewel reportedly issued paychecks to employees that bounced last week after the company declared bankruptcy.“The Labor Cabinet takes this issue very seriously, and we will make every effort to fully investigate and, if necessary, prosecute these claims on behalf of Kentucky’s coal miners,” said Labor Cabinet Secretary David Dickerson.

Source: MG News

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