Thousands of Kinder Morgan employees to receive overtime back pay
Pipeline transportation and energy storage company Kinder Morgan recently agreed to pay more than $830,000 in overtime back wages to nearly 4,700 of its current and former workers, following a lawsuit that was filed by the United States Department of Labor alleging that the company violated the Fair Labor Standards Act.
The suit was filed after an investigation by the department's Wage and Hour Division uncovered that 11 of the company's locations in Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, North Dakota and Texas had been routinely violating federal overtime regulations that govern time and attendance. Specifically, the company failed to include employee bonuses as part of the regular rate of pay used to calculate overtime.
In addition, workers were found to have not been compensated for meetings that occurred outside of their regular shifts.
"The Labor Department will hold employers accountable when they do not properly pay their workers," said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis in a statement. "Today's settlement agreement provides back wages, but will also help ensure that Kinder Morgan complies with the law in the future."
Earlier this month, the department recovered more than $100,000 in overtime back wages for 57 Hurricane Ike cleanup workers who had been inaccurately classified by their Anahuac, Texas, employer.
The suit was filed after an investigation by the department's Wage and Hour Division uncovered that 11 of the company's locations in Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, North Dakota and Texas had been routinely violating federal overtime regulations that govern time and attendance. Specifically, the company failed to include employee bonuses as part of the regular rate of pay used to calculate overtime.
In addition, workers were found to have not been compensated for meetings that occurred outside of their regular shifts.
"The Labor Department will hold employers accountable when they do not properly pay their workers," said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis in a statement. "Today's settlement agreement provides back wages, but will also help ensure that Kinder Morgan complies with the law in the future."
Earlier this month, the department recovered more than $100,000 in overtime back wages for 57 Hurricane Ike cleanup workers who had been inaccurately classified by their Anahuac, Texas, employer.
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