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☷US Department of Labor seeks to distribute money owed to workers employed by Empone Inc Talenique Inc
U.S. Department of Labor ( By Press Release office)
Mar 15,2024
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The US Department of Labor is looking to give back wages to workers who were employed by Empone Inc . and Talenique Inc . , two staffing agencies in Massachusetts . A federal court in Boston ordered the agencies to pay a total of $256 , 992 to 238 employees who were not properly compensated under the Fair Labor Standards Act . The Department of Labor is now working to find and distribute the owed money to the workers . Empone and Talenique provided temporary employees to various businesses in Maine , Massachusetts , and New Hampshire , but failed to pay them properly for overtime work . The agencies have already paid the owed wages and damages , as well as civil money penalties . The Department of Labor is sending a clear message that underpaying workers will not be tolerated . The Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association in Lowell is helping the Wage and Hour Division find employees who are owed back wages and damages . Some of the workers speak Khmer and may have moved or not realized they are owed money . If you think you are owed back wages , you can contact the association at 978 - 454 - 6200 or the Wage and Hour Division’s Boston District Office at 617 - 624 - 6700 . You can also learn more about the Wage and Hour Division and use a search tool to check if you are owed money . Employers and workers can call the division confidentially with questions , regardless of immigration status . The division can speak with callers in over 200 languages through their toll - free helpline at 866 - 4US - WAGE ( 487 - 9243 ) . You can download the agency’s new Timesheet App for iOS and Android devices in English or Spanish to make sure your hours and pay are accurate . This information is also available in Spanish .
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