Bermea Construction in Bermea, Texas recently paid $56,051 in back wages to seven employees after the Department of Labor's (DOL) Wage and Hour Division found the company in violation of Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) provisions. The DOL's investigation discovered the company wasn't paying laborers, machine operators and foreman for overtime employee attendance.

Instead of paying workers premium rates for extra time worked beyond the standard 40-hour week, the employers were banking overtime hours during busy seasons with plans to pay out during short workweeks in the off season.

"Employees deserve to be paid for every hour they work, including time and one-half for hours over 40 in a week," said Cynthia Watson, regional administrator for the Wage and Hour Division in the Southwest. "Employees found to be due back wages in this case had worked as many as 60 hours in a week without receiving overtime compensation."

Bermea has paid back wages in full and agreed to comply with FLSA standards in the future. The company could provide employees with a rugged timeclock for punches in and out of work on the job site to make it easier to follow time and attendance policies. 

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