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A subcontractor of Time Warner Cable is required to pay $270,696 in back wages to 114 cable installers after Fair Labor Standards Act violations were discovered by a U.S. Department of Labor Investigation.
According to Examiner.com, Integral Development Solutions LLC, based in Plano, Texas, installs and activates cable systems on behalf of Time Warner. The company is under fire after they misclassified their cable installers as independent contractors and paid them on a piece-rate basis. Not only were the employees not paid for all of the hours that they worked, they also missed out on overtime compensation at one and a half times the regular rate of pay for all hours worked over 40 each week.
Additionally, the company failed to keep proper records on work time and payroll, which is also a requirement under the FLSA. The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor does not believe that the misclassification was an accident; often employers misclassify employees in order to save money, hoping that the USDL will never find out.
Misclassification of employees happens more often than you think. If you feel that you are being misclassified at work, contact the Houston unpaid overtime lawyers at Kennedy Hodges immediately at 888.449.2068 for your free copy of The Ten Biggest Mistakes That Can Hurt Your Wage and Overtime Claim. Or fill out our online form to schedule your complimentary consultation.
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