Apex construction firm to pay $72K in back wages
An Apex construction company has agreed to pay more than $72,000 in back wages to 195 employees after investigators determined the employer violated federal labor laws.
Posted — UpdatedThe Raleigh district office of the U.S. Department of Labor said Wednesday that PCM Construction Services LLC failed to pay overtime at the required rate of time-and-a-half for employees who worked more 40 hours a week. Instead, investigators said, the employer paid fixed salaries to employees who were supposed to collect overtime.
In addition to the back wages, the company also will pay $36,465 in civil penalties for repeat violations.
“Simply paying an employee a salary does not eliminate the requirement to pay overtime,” Richard Blaylock, director of the Wage and Hour Division’s Raleigh office, said in a statement. “This employer had full knowledge of the law’s requirements, yet chose to pay employees less than they had legally earned. This practice is unacceptable.”
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