A Florida-based roofing contractor paid $46,302 in back wages after a Department of Labor investigation found it to be in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
According to the department's Wages and Hour Division, Crosier & Son Roofing Inc. in Gainesville, Fla., required workers to report at 6:45 a.m. to get their trucks and equipment prepared for the day’s work, but failed to pay them until they arrived at their first job site. The employer also failed to pay workers for the time spent returning trucks and equipment from job sites.