Seafood processing employees to receive back wages
Following an investigation of Harvest Time Seafood in Abbeville, Louisiana, the Department of Labor has ordered the employer to pay 64 seafood processing employees back wages for totaling $52,750.
Harvest Time Seafood wasn't properly compensating workers, the DOL revealed, paying them a piecemeal basis instead of the minimum wages rates they are owed under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Moreover, the employer wasn't paying workers overtime premiums (time-and-a-half) if they worked more than 40 hours a week, which is guaranteed for all nonexempt employees.
The company, which cooks and prepares crab and crawfish meat for wholesalers and retailers was also found to be violating recordkeeping provisions and making illegal deductions from employees' paychecks for travel, food, visas and damaged tools. Before making any deduction to employees' earnings, businesses must be sure the amount they subtract will not bring workers' pay below minimum wage.
Workers in the manufacturing industry are especially vulnerable to violations of the FLSA, thus drawing more attention from the DOL. As a result, they should invest in advanced payroll processing equipment that will reduce their liability of violations.
Harvest Time Seafood wasn't properly compensating workers, the DOL revealed, paying them a piecemeal basis instead of the minimum wages rates they are owed under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Moreover, the employer wasn't paying workers overtime premiums (time-and-a-half) if they worked more than 40 hours a week, which is guaranteed for all nonexempt employees.
The company, which cooks and prepares crab and crawfish meat for wholesalers and retailers was also found to be violating recordkeeping provisions and making illegal deductions from employees' paychecks for travel, food, visas and damaged tools. Before making any deduction to employees' earnings, businesses must be sure the amount they subtract will not bring workers' pay below minimum wage.
Workers in the manufacturing industry are especially vulnerable to violations of the FLSA, thus drawing more attention from the DOL. As a result, they should invest in advanced payroll processing equipment that will reduce their liability of violations.
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