Employees of the H-E-B grocery chain in Texas recently alleged their employer wasn't properly paying them for their time and attendance. According to a recent lawsuit, around 80 workers who were hired as fruit cutters and baggers to supply supermarkets with produce for display cases allege they earned less than the federal minimum wage and never received overtime even when they worked far past the 40-hour mark, reports The Corpus Christi Caller Times. The workers claim the employer paid just $4 instead of $7.25 for every hour on the clock.

H-E-B responded to the claims, explaining that the firm chooses avoid working with companies that are not in compliance with the FLSA, the source adds.

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) does not differentiate between employers that are violating employees' rights and the firms they contract to complete certain jobs. Rather, the Department of Labor holds businesses responsible for all affiliated workers' proper compensation.

Grocery store owners must be careful not to contract out work to firms that are abusing employees' rights, but they must also be certain to adhere to all policies in stores. This means paying all workers proper wages for their employee attendance and ensuring their younger staff members - those under 18 - are not operating hazardous equipment on site.

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