Investigators from the Department of
Labor ordered a San Diego air force contractor to pay $945,000 in back
wages to 901 employees across the country.
“Failing to pay the correct prevailing wages hurts workers, and it also negatively affects other contractors who pay proper wages,” said David Weil, administrator of the Wage and Hour Division in a statement. “We appreciate that General Atomics was cooperative throughout the investigation and immediately came into compliance. They also ensured that all employees working on their contracts were paid back wages once the issues were brought to their attention.”
According
to the investigation, General Atomics paid employees who were required
to work outside their home area wages for where they lived not where
they were assigned to work as required by law. This often resulted in
less pay.
General
Atomics time clock system did not account for the location workers were
assigned to work. They have since agreed to pay their workers the
highest prevailing wage of all their job sites going back six years, and
have updated their time clock to account for work location.
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