A Berlin, Connecticut-based transportation company operating under the name Premier Limousine was recently investigated by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and ordered to pay back wages to drivers who were not properly compensated for their employee attendance. The employer, S.D. Transportation Services, was found in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime, recordkeeping and minimum wage provisions.

"This employer has refused, and continues to refuse, to pay employees the proper wages they are clearly due under federal law," said Neil Patrick, the district director of the Wage and Hour Division in Hartford, Connecticut. "The department is taking this legal action to ensure that these working people receive full and just compensation for their many hours of labor."

The DOL points out the employer failed to produce accurate records of employee time attendance requested by the Wage and Hour Division during the investigation. It was also found that Premier Limousine drivers were being paid straight time for overtime when they are always owed time-and-a-half for any hours worked beyond 40 in a single week.

To avoid investigation and costly lawsuits, employers in the transportation industry can implement a timekeeping system that accounts for employees' on-the-go work and break times.

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