The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $101,690 in back wages and damages owed to 31 employees of a Houston plumbing contractor who paid them a salary but failed to pay an premium for hours over 40 in a workweek.
Investigators with the department’s determined Amailey Plumbing LLC categorized service technicians and apprentice helpers as salaried employees and did not pay them the correct overtime rate as required by the . The division calculated that the contractor owed $50,845 in back overtime wages and an equal amount in damages.
Founded in 2008, Amailey Plumbing LLC offers plumbing services in the Houston area for new home construction, routine system cleaning, maintenance, repair, and response for plumbing emergencies.
Top photo: Department of Labor Building, Washington, D.C. Photographer: Ezra Amacher, Insurance Journal
Topics Contractors
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