Bonita Springs, Fla., contractor Kelly Roofing has paid $70,068 in back wages after an investigation by the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division. According to a news release from the agency, the roofer violated overtime and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Investigators found Kelly Roofing paid employees a piece rate, without regard to the actual hours worked by employees. This practice resulted in overtime pay violations, as employees who worked more than 40 hours in a workweek did not receive overtime pay. Investigators also found the contractor failed to maintain daily and weekly records of the number of hours worked by employees. Kelly Roofing paid the allotted back wages to 155 of its employees.
“Employers are obligated to pay their employees the wages they have legally earned,” said Wage and Hour Division Tampa, Fla., district director James Schmidt. “Even if employees are paid piece rates, or on salaries, they are typically still due overtime when they work more than 40 hours in a week. The outcome of this investigation serves as a reminder to all employers to review their pay practices to ensure employees are being paid correctly.”
