May 2, 2024
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finds drywall company denied 55 Houston workers overtime, benefits by misclassifying them as independent contractors | U.S. Department of Labor – US Department of Labor

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Employer identify:                    Omega Drywall Agency Inc.                                        

Investigation website:                  3010 Eula Morgan Road

                                                         Katy, TX 77493

Investigation findings: The U.S. Division of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found the employer, a  drywall enterprise, misclassified staff as unbiased contractors and paid straight time, a day price and A bit price for all hours labored and Did not pay further time for hours over 40 in a workweek, in violation of the Truthful Labor Requirements Act. The division furtherly found the employer had restricted data, was lacking time data and Did not have An complete set of worker addresses, furtherly FLSA violations.

Again wages recovered:         $55,039 in back wages to 55 staff                                            

Quote: “Omega Drywall exploited weak staff – and harmed them and their housemaintains – For his or her very personal monetary obtain by misclassifying them as unbiased contractors and denying them further time pay and completely different important benefits,” said Wage Hour District Director Robin Mallett in Houston. “We’ll maintain employers accountable To cease them from Benefiting from staff and obtaining an unfair aggressive benefit over completely different employers.”

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Source: https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20220927-0