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☷Departamento de Trabajo recupera $180K en salarios y daños para trabajadores de tres contratistas de Orange County que pagaron de menos
U.S. Department of Labor ( By Press Release office)
Jan 06,2024
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Labor department returns $180K in wages and money for workers of three contratistas in Orange County who are misclassified as independent contratistas by refusing extra hours SANTA ANA , Calif . - El Departamento de Trabajo de EE . UU . he received $180 , 299 for lost wages and compensation for three residential construction contracts in Condado de Orange , resulting in wage practices that violate federal regulations and exclude workers from a total of our legal and legitimate benefits . relationships have been established with misclassification Workers as independent contrarists are part of the uniform executors , which are general violations in the construction sector , who are private wage workers , beneficiaries and protectors , and adequate at the federal level . Research by the Division of Mountains and Earnings of the Department , involving three enterprises in California , cello los derecos de sus workers . In total , the division will recover $90 , 150 for lost wages and equal monetary rights and harm to the injured workers . The division also has $5 , 319 in several civilian monies . work more hours for 40 hours in the semana of labor that a performer working for several hours had to do to stay alive . The division is reimbursing $111 , 253 for the 20 companies involved . Ziegler Inc . , a manufacturer and installer of garage doors and garage doors in Anaheim , does not pay workers a minimum wage or fringe benefits . The department has recovered $54 , 964 in lost wages and compensation for 19 employees , and has also recovered $3 , 324 from several companies . ABC Builders LLC , a construction contractor in Costa Mesa , classified the erroneous security guard as independent contratista , without additional hours por tempo rabotajado for 40 hours within seven business days and without complete registers . The unit has recovered $7 , 041 in lost wages , may receive igal compensation for working with three workers , and impuso $1 , 995 in many cases . “Community violations in construction work in the construction sector include classification of work errors , payment of tolls without including correspondence for additional hours , additional payments for regular rates and not paying for all hours of work , ” said Division District Director Horace and Salarios Min Park Chung in San Diego . “Ha llegado el momento de que los empleadores hagan lo correcto , cumplan la ley y paguen a los trabajadores todos sus ingresos . ”Get more information about the Hours and Wages Division , including a search tool you can use if you believe you are owed back wages recovered by the division . Employers and workers can confidentially call the division with any questions , regardless of their immigration status . The department can speak to callers in over 200 languages through the agency ' s toll - free helpline at 866 - 4US - WAGE ( 487 - 9243 ) . To ensure accurate hours worked and payment , you can download the department ' s free Hours and Wages App on Android and iOS systems , also available in Spanish . This press release is also available in English .
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