The U.S. Department of Labor announced earlier this month that it recovered $40,000 in back wages from Richmond-based Alliance Drywall & Paint LLC.
The drywall company allegedly failed to pay 63 non-exempt hourly employees time and a half for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek, as required by federal and state law, according to the Labor Department release.
The company also failed to maintain an accurate record of hours worked, also a violation of the law.
“Employers must understand their responsibility to comply with the law and avoid overtime violations like those found in this case,” said Roberto Melendez, the Wage and Hour Division district director in Richmond.
“Other construction industry employers should use the outcome of this investigation as an opportunity to review their own pay practices to ensure their workers receive all hard-earned wages,” he said.
But wage and hour violations are not limited to construction, or any industry in particular. They are rampant in virtually all industries, and the issues range from misclassification to flat-out failure to properly pay employees whether exempt or non-exempt.
In fact, the Labor Department announced in September that a Danville home health care agency, Angel Wings Home Health Inc., would pay over $99,000 in unpaid wages to 53 personal care aides and certified nursing assistants for time worked and overtime wages due.
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