Employer name:
John Mirza Landscaping Inc.
Employer address:
49 Spring Valley Road
Montvale, NJ 07645
Investigation findings: Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found the employer failed to pay non-exempt landscapers the overtime premium of time and one-half employees’ hourly rates for hours worked over 40 in a workweek, in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Back wages recovered: $127,496 to 20 employees
Liquidated damages recovered: $127,496 to 20 employees
Quote: “The onus is on landscaping employers to understand federal labor laws and not shortchange employees’ hard-earned wages by paying straight time hourly rates for overtime hours worked,” said Wage and Hour Division District Director Paula Ruffin in Mountainside, New Jersey.