Wage and Hour Division targeting industries in investigations
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has been cracking down on companies that are violating the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The FLSA was established by the Labor Department in 1938 to ensure employees receive minimum wage for all of their hours worked and overtime pay if they spend more than 40 hours a week performing job duties. Additionally, the document outlines measures to protect child laborers and enforces recordkeeping standards.
To ensure employers are staying in compliance with FLSA provisions, the Wage and Hour Department is actively investigating businesses' payroll policies to determine if they are properly compensating workers for their employee attendance.
"Investigators will be making unannounced visits to restaurants throughout the area to conduct investigations, remedy widespread labor violations, and ensure that law-abiding employers who pay their workers full and fair wages are not placed at a competitive disadvantage," said Jeffrey Genkos, director of the Wage and Hour Division in Portland, Oregon.
Some of the most common target industries of the Department of Labor have been construction, franchises, warehouses, transportation services, home healthcare, child care, hospitality, food service and gentlemen's clubs, according to Home Channel News.
Businesses within those sectors might need to take extra precautions to make sure they are in compliance. This may involve installing a new timeclock to replace outdated timekeeping systems or investing in a payroll processing service.
To ensure employers are staying in compliance with FLSA provisions, the Wage and Hour Department is actively investigating businesses' payroll policies to determine if they are properly compensating workers for their employee attendance.
"Investigators will be making unannounced visits to restaurants throughout the area to conduct investigations, remedy widespread labor violations, and ensure that law-abiding employers who pay their workers full and fair wages are not placed at a competitive disadvantage," said Jeffrey Genkos, director of the Wage and Hour Division in Portland, Oregon.
Some of the most common target industries of the Department of Labor have been construction, franchises, warehouses, transportation services, home healthcare, child care, hospitality, food service and gentlemen's clubs, according to Home Channel News.
Businesses within those sectors might need to take extra precautions to make sure they are in compliance. This may involve installing a new timeclock to replace outdated timekeeping systems or investing in a payroll processing service.
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