In a press release, the Department of Labor said $1,158,536 in back pay recovered from Elkhart-based Alliance will be split between 710 workers.

Peabody workers at a mine near the southeastern Indiana town of Francisco were at risk because the mine manager failed to act as a drill released potentially-explosive methane in July 2018, according to the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission ruling released earlier this month.

According to AAA, South Bend gas prices are currently averaging around $4.14 a gallon, up from $3.54 a month ago and $2.61 a year ago.

A Indiana nonprofit for veterans dealing with housing insecurity is being ordered to pay nearly $90,000 to caregivers after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found the organization violated a new minimum wage requirement for federal contractors.

Following an investigation, the U.S. Department of Labor is requiring New Hope Services in Jeffersonville to pay back a total of $154,443 to 74 workers with disabilities.

A federal court ordered two Indiana health care companies to pay 171 employees nearly $450,000. The order follows a fair labor standards investigation by the Department of Labor.

A certification from the U.S. Department of Labor makes it legal to do so, but Huntington-based Pathfinder Services opted out.

The funds will provide participants with training in jobs that address the impact of the opioid crisis, including recovery coaches, peer navigators and community health workers.

Attorneys for the state maintain Indiana can’t continue paying out the benefits because the state has already ended its agreement with the federal government to administer the federal programs.

The push will be led by the state's Family and Social Services Administration and will marshal both public and private agencies across the state.