Employer: Bulletproof Plumbing & Heating Inc.
Investigation site: 6920 Ropers Point
Colorado Springs, CO 80908
Findings: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found Bulletproof Plumbing & Heating Inc. paid 27 non-exempt plumbers straight time for hours over 40 in a workweek, when time and one-half was required by federal law.
Back wages recovered: $69,050 in back wages for 27 employees
Damages recovered: $69,050 in liquidated damages for 27 employees
Quote: “Construction workers often work long hours doing hard, strenuous jobs and they have the right to be paid the overtime they earn and are owed,” said Wage and Hour District Director David Skinner in Denver. “The Department of Labor is determined to ensure that employers understand their legal responsibilities and hold them accountable when they fail to meet them.”