Florida spa pays more than $30,000 in back wages
A group of 37 workers at a Florida health resort was awarded more than $30,000 because a federal investigation found the company had violated the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Among the spa's issues with tracking employee time and attendance were improper overtime pay calculations, according to local news source Tampa Bay Times. The business also underpaid tipped workers by not making up the difference when those employees' wages didn't meet the minimum wage standard. Automatic deductions of meal break times were another issue because some workers didn't take those breaks. Finally, hours worked but not scheduled were ignored by the business as well.
An employee whose combined hourly income from tips and the federal tipped wage - $2.13 - doesn't meet the federal minimum wage standard of $7.25 must have the difference made up by the employer. Those amounts vary by state, as some states have a higher minimum wage, tipped wage or both.
The investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hours Division, which enforces the FLSA, found willful malfeasance involving wages occurring over a two-year period. The affected employees are being repaid by the company.
To ensure FLSA compliance, pay fair wages and avoid federal investigations, employers can use attendance tracking software to accurately record the work of employees.
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