Labor Dept. recovers $114K from Kent painting business after dozens of workers denied overtime

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Labor Dept. recovers $114K from Kent painting business after dozens of workers denied overtime
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Investigators also found the company didn’t keep time records for all of its employees.

November 07, 2023 at 11:25 am PSTKIRO 7 News StaffOLYMPIA, Wash. — A Kent painting services company was ordered to pay more than $100,000 after an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor.found T’s Pro-Painting purposefully denied 49 employees overtime rates for hours they worked exceeding 40 hours in a work week.The Labor Department recovered $114,000 in back wages and damages for the workers.

“The U.S. Department of Labor is determined to protect the workers’ rights to receive the full amount of their earned wages, including overtime rates when required,” said Wage and Hour District Director Thomas Silva in Seattle.

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