US Department of Labor recovers $138K in back wages, damages for 27 construction workers denied overtime in Colorado Springs
US Department of Labor recovers $138K in back wages, damages for 27 construction workers denied overtime in Colorado Springs Employer: Bulletproof Plumbing & Heating Inc. Investigation site: 6920 Ropers Point Colorado Springs, CO 80908Findings: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found Bulletproof Plumbing & Heating Inc. paid 27 non-exempt plumbers straight time for hours over 40 in a workweek, when time and one-half was required by federal law. Back wages recovered: $69,050 in back wages for 27 employeesDamages recovered: $69,050 in liquidated damages for 27 employeesQuote: “Construction workers often work long hours doing hard, strenuous jobs and they have the right to be paid the overtime they earn and are owed,” said Wage and Hour District Director David Skinner in Denver. “The Department of Labor is determined to
