Labor Dept. Recovers $150K for 37 Misclassified Workers

Employer: Pace Enterprise LLC, operating as Pace Realty Group

4005 SW 50th Ave.

Amarillo, TX 79109

Investigation findings: A U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigation found the owner of Pace Enterprise LLC – operating as Pace Realty Group – misclassified 37 maintenance workers and parts runners as independent contractors and, by doing so, failed to pay them overtime for hours over 40 in a workweek, a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Additionally, the employer failed to keep legally required records.

Back Wages recovered: $75,061 in overtime wages and $75,061 in liquidated damages for 37 employees.

Public Release.