Idaho business must pay $272,253 after U.S. Dept. of Labor reveals wage violations

The U.S. Department of Labor announced Friday that G Man Insulation LLC in Nampa violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by not paying workers for overtime hours worked and must pay $272,253 in, “back wages, damages and penalties” for the violations. The violations affected 39 people.

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, G Man Insulation, a dry wall and insulation business, paid employees by the hour or by day but did not include overtime when employees worked more than 40 hours a week. The company, “paid employees in cash, at straight time, for overtime hours that were not recorded in the employer’s payroll records.” A total of $126,262 will be paid in back wages.

“Ensuring that construction workers are paid the wages they have earned will level playing field in the industry,” U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division District Director Thomas Silva said. “Violations and penalties like these can be avoided.”