U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Results in Maintenance Contractor Paying $70,000 in Back Wages, Penalties for H-2B Visa Violations
October 01, 2019
October 01, 2019
ODESSA, Texas, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release:
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Juan Vizcaino - doing business as Vizcaino LP in Odessa, Texas - has paid $45,945 in back wages to 22 employees hired under the H-2B temporary visa program and two U.S. workers hired during the recruitment period for guest workers. The employer also has paid $24,120 in civil money pena . . .
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Juan Vizcaino - doing business as Vizcaino LP in Odessa, Texas - has paid $45,945 in back wages to 22 employees hired under the H-2B temporary visa program and two U.S. workers hired during the recruitment period for guest workers. The employer also has paid $24,120 in civil money pena . . .