A Florida electrical contractor underpaid workers by $173,000, Department of Labor says
A Central Florida electrical contractor owed $173,581 in back pay after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found it violated federal overtime pay laws, Labor announced Tuesday.
Galaxy Home Solutions ponied up that cash to 89 workers, an average of $1,950.35 per employee.
Labor’s Wage and Hour Division said the company, run by president Steven Munz, paid electrical installation crews piece-rate — pay by the job — even when employees worked more than 40 hours per week.
“Unless a specific exemption applies, the [Fair Labor Standards Act] requires employers to pay workers time and one-half their regular rates of pay for hours they work beyond 40 in a workweek,” Labor said, “whether they are paid by the hour, on a salary, by the piece, or by other methods.”
The company didn’t return a Wednesday phone call from the Miami Herald.
Employers that find they’ve committed overtime or minimum wage violations can self-report through the Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program.
For online information on how to file a complaint, go to the Wage and Hour complaint section of the Department of Labor website. Miami’s Wage and Hour Division office can be reached at 305-598-6607.
This story was originally published December 17, 2020 at 7:37 AM with the headline "A Florida electrical contractor underpaid workers by $173,000, Department of Labor says."
