Didion Milling, an ethanol production facility located in Cambria, Wisconsin, has been ordered by the Department of Labor to pay more than $175,000 in back wages to its construction employees. An investigation by the DOL's Wage and Hour Division revealed that the company was violating the prevailing rate, fringe benefit and overtime provisions of the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts and the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act.

The laborers were assisting with an $11 million expansion of the ethanol operation, according to the Daily Citizen. The project was funded in part by a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy because it was supposed to make the plant more energy efficient. The rules Didion Milling broke apply to any federally funded construction project of more than $100,000.

"Enforcement of the prevailing wage laws levels the playing field for all contractors working on federally funded projects and protects good, local middle-class jobs," said Theresa Walls, director of the Wage and Hour Division's Minneapolis District Office, in a statement.

Didion Milling violated federal rules by not paying their employees specific rates for specific jobs, failing to pay workers correct overtime wages and failing to maintain proper employee time and attendance records.

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