Investigation Finds Federal Contractor Misclassified Employees Who Fought 2020, 2021 Wildfires, Denied Them $152K in Overtime Wages, Benefits
May 26, 2023
May 26, 2023
SUMMERVILLE, Oregon, May 26 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release:
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Firefighters averaged 70-hour workweeks for substandard daily wage rates
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A federal contractor in Oregon misclassified dozens of workers - who battled some of the nation's worst wildfires an average of 70 hours a week in 2020 and 2021 - as independent contractors and denied them their full wages and benefits as a resu . . .
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Firefighters averaged 70-hour workweeks for substandard daily wage rates
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A federal contractor in Oregon misclassified dozens of workers - who battled some of the nation's worst wildfires an average of 70 hours a week in 2020 and 2021 - as independent contractors and denied them their full wages and benefits as a resu . . .