Austin Clean-up Company Pays $44,400 in Back Wages to Employees After a U.S. Department of Labor Investigation
June 25, 2020
June 25, 2020
AUSTIN, Texas, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release:
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), The Steam Team Inc. - based in Austin, Texas - has paid $44,400 in back wages to 11 employees to resolve overtime violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Investigators found that the employer improperly classified 11 employees as independent contractors when they were, in fact, employe . . .
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), The Steam Team Inc. - based in Austin, Texas - has paid $44,400 in back wages to 11 employees to resolve overtime violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Investigators found that the employer improperly classified 11 employees as independent contractors when they were, in fact, employe . . .