An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) led to the recovery of over $207,470 in back wages and damages for 157 workers after discovering a Michigan-based electrical services contractor did not pay proper overtime rates to workers at job sites in Arizona and Kentucky.
The DOL’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) found that M.J. Electric LLC’s calculation of overtime pay for employees did not include non-discretionary bonuses in workers’ regular pay rate-violating the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
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