Employers may think that a few extra minutes here and there never hurt anybody, especially when it comes to getting a job done right. Employees might agree if they receive a competitive salary for their time and attendance. However, individuals may not agree if they are counting pennies to make ends meet.

This is often the case with the construction industry, where there is a high concentration of immigrant workers who may not know the full extent of their rights as employees in the United States or feel comfortable speaking up about workplace exploitations for fear of losing their jobs. That's why the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) performs investigations and regulates back pay to those who have wrongfully been denied pay.

For instance, 33 employees of KBE Landscaping Inc. in Garner, North Carolina, recently received a total of $14,651 in back wages from their employer for habitual overtime shortages, according to the DOL.

"Other employers should take this investigation as an opportunity to evaluate their own payroll practices and ensure they are paying their employees in compliance with the law," warned Richard Blaylock, director of the Raleigh WHD district office.

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