Calif. baseball team forced to pay back club employees
The U.S. Department of Labor determined that a professional baseball team in California engaged in improper employee tracking and classification.
A payment of $545,000 was made to the group of workers, according to a press release from the DOL. The violations in record keeping, overtime pay and minimum wage compliance extended from the club's major league operations to its minor league teams. Affected employees came from a broad variety of the company's divisions, including administrative workers, video operators and clubhouse attendants and managers.
Specific violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act included clubhouse employees working about half their hours off the clock, resulting in pay that averaged out to less than the required minimum wage. The team had also incorrectly exempted employees involved in clubhouse management and video production from overtime pay. Overtime pay is required by the FLSA whenever a non-exempt employee works more than 40 hours per week.
Administrative staff were also denied overtime pay or had that pay calculated incorrectly, the release said.
The DOL noted that both the team and its parent league were evaluating pay and record keeping practices to make sure they followed FLSA regulations.
Using Web-based time attendance methods is an effective way to keep track of employees working in satellite offices and comply with the FLSA.
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