Employer name: Turf Paradise Inc.
Investigation site: 41 3rd Ave.
Longmont, CO 80501
Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found Turf Paradise Inc. failed to pay overtime to 56 workers when the Longmont snow removal and landscaping company improperly claimed an exemption for seasonal recreational and amusement workers. The employer paid the affected workers their base rate when they should have paid time and one-half their regular rate-of-pay for hours over 40 in a workweek, a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Back wages recovered: $66,316 in back wages
Damages recovered: $66,316 in liquidated damages
Quote: “Employers must comply with federal law and pay workers the overtime wages they are rightfully owed,” said Wage and Hour District Director David Skinner in Denver. “Employers have the obligation of understanding what the law requires. If you need help with any of the laws, please call the Wage and Hour Division.”