LYNDHURST, NJ – Week after week, a worker at Advantix Logistics Corp. kept finding paychecks short of their expectations. After several complaints to a supervisor, the company responded by firing the worker. When the worker raised concerns that the final paycheck did not include all wages earned, the company threatened continued retaliation.

An investigation of the Lyndhurst staffing agency by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division determined that Advantix attempted to dissuade workers from cooperating with investigators.

To address the employer’s egregious and obstructionist behavior, the department filed a complaint and obtained a temporary restraining order in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. The order:

• Enjoins Advantix and any related entities from retaliating against the affected employee as well as current and former employees who make complaints about their pay, speak with investigators or otherwise assert their rights under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
• Enjoins Advantix and anyone acting on its behalf from taking any actions that would obstruct the division’s ongoing investigation of Advantix’s pay practices.
• Orders Advantix to notify the department in writing at least 7 days prior to any employee’s termination for any reason.
• Orders Advantix to allow U.S. Department of Labor representatives to read aloud in English, Spanish and any other language as necessary to be understood by Advantix’s employees a statement about the...

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