If you are an employer, you know there are strict laws about minimum wages and overtime. But what about your workers' time preparing for a job or training? Do those hours count? Yes, they do, and a San Diego contractor found out the hard way.
Watkins Environmental is a San Diego-based contractor that offers asbestos, lead, paint removal services, demolition, and mold remediation. After a federal investigation, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor determined the company failed to compensate hourly construction workers for the time they spent in required training and in pre-work project preparation. This discovery led to overtime and minimum wage violations.
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