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☷US Department of Labor recovers $87K in wages for pest control technicians denied overtime in Mississippi Louisiana Texas | U S Department of Labor
U.S. Department of Labor ( By Press Release office)
May 03,2022
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News Brief US Department of Labor recovers $87K in wages for pest control technicians denied overtime in Mississippi , Louisiana , Texas Arrow Pest Control of Baton Rouge Inc . paid a flat salary and no overtime Employer name: Arrow Pest Control of Baton Rouge Inc . , doing business as Arrow Termite and Pest Control Co . Investigation site: Baton Rouge , LouisianaInvestigation findings: The U . S . Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found Fair Labor Standards Act overtime violations when Arrow Pest Control of Baton Rouge Inc . – doing business as Arrow Termite and Pest Control – paid employees a fixed salary for all hours worked instead of the required time and one - half their hourly rate of pay for hours over 40 in a workweek . Division investigators also found that the employer failed to maintain records of daily or weekly hours worked , in violation of the FLSA’s recordkeeping provisions . Pest control technicians performed work at private homes and businesses in Mississippi , Louisiana and Texas . Back wages recovered: $87 , 404 in owed overtime to 103 workersQuote: “One common workplace myth is that all salaried employees are exempt from overtime pay , ’ said Wage and Hour Division Director Troy Mouton in New Orleans . “Many employees who receive salaries are entitled to overtime pay for hours over 40 in a work week , and the criteria for an overtime exemption are very specific . ”“Employers unsure if employees qualify for overtime pay in addition to their paid salary should contact their local Wage and Hour Division office for technical assistance , ” he added . “That’s the best way to ensure they pay employees all of their rightful wages and avoid costly compliance issues . ”Learn more about the Wage and Hour Division , including a search tool to use if you think you may be owed back wages collected by the division . Workers can call the Wage and Hour Division confidentially with questions – regardless of their immigration status – and the department can speak with callers in more than 200 languages .
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