An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division determined Los Alamitos, Calf.-based Window Restoration Acquisition violated overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. According to a release from the agency, the window company, doing business as Window Restoration and Repair, paid $35,257 in back wages and liquidated damages to seven employees as a result of the investigation.
Wage and Hour Division investigators found the company failed to pay technicians working overtime and failed to include work time spend loading and unloading materials, and driving between job sites when determining when overtime was due. The California company only accounted for hours at customers' job sites in its overtime calculations. The company also failed to include bonuses paid to technicians when calculating overtime rates, resulting in payments that were lower than those required by law. The company also failed to keep accurate time records of hours worked by employees, resulting in additional violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
“Employers are responsible for paying employees for all the hours they work, and for tracking those hours accurately to determine when overtime is due,” said Wage and Hour Division San Diego district director Rodolfo Cortez.
