Texas Child Protective Services sued over FLSA violations
A recent investigation into the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services' Child Protective Services' time and attendance policies found that employees are routinely forced to work off the clock and are owed more than $1 million in back overtime wages.
A $1 million lawsuit was filed on behalf of 800 child welfare investigators and case workers currently or formerly employed by the department. The government is seeking damages equal to that amount.
A payroll investigation by the Wage and Hour Division's San Antonio office determined that between June 2008 and the present, CPS wilfully violated the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. The FLSA requires that employees be paid at least minimum wage for all hours worked, and earn time-and-a-half for working more than 40 hours in one week.
"The Labor Department's job is to protect workers from such violations of the law, and we are taking the necessary actions to ensure these employees are properly paid," said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis.
Elsewhere in Texas, Valley Baptist Medical Center recently sent out checks to compensate employees for unpaid overtime and skipped meal breaks, KRGV-TV reports.
A $1 million lawsuit was filed on behalf of 800 child welfare investigators and case workers currently or formerly employed by the department. The government is seeking damages equal to that amount.
A payroll investigation by the Wage and Hour Division's San Antonio office determined that between June 2008 and the present, CPS wilfully violated the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. The FLSA requires that employees be paid at least minimum wage for all hours worked, and earn time-and-a-half for working more than 40 hours in one week.
"The Labor Department's job is to protect workers from such violations of the law, and we are taking the necessary actions to ensure these employees are properly paid," said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis.
Elsewhere in Texas, Valley Baptist Medical Center recently sent out checks to compensate employees for unpaid overtime and skipped meal breaks, KRGV-TV reports.
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