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U.S. Department of Labor Recovers $306,000 in Back Wages and Damages from New York Collision Repair Center

April 16, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Settlement benefits 21 employees of Long Island shop with overtime and recordkeeping violations of Fair Labor Standard Act.

After an investigation and litigation by the U.S. Department of Labor, Farmingdale Auto Collision Inc. and its owner and officers have paid $306,000 in back wages and liquidated damages to 21 employees to resolve violations of the overtime and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

The Department’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) found that the Farmingdale collision repair facility typically paid employees by check for their first 40 hours of work, but paid many of them in cash at

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Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Department of Labor, Lawsuits, New York State, Overtime

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