Labor Cabinet Returns $101,424.73 in Unpaid Wages to Kentucky
Employees in April
FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 9, 2018) – Last month, the Labor Cabinet recouped $101,424.73 in
unpaid wages for Kentucky workers.
Unpaid overtime, withheld final
paychecks, illegal deductions of pay and lower pay than the legal minimum wage
requirement are among the types of wage and hour violations that the Cabinet
prosecutes. Other examples include unpaid breaks, time-clock shaving, mandatory
tip-pooling and prevailing wage violations.
The Labor Cabinet’s Division of
Wages and Hours is responsible for enforcing Kentucky’s wage and hour and child
labor laws. It also enforces prevailing wage requirements that were in effect
before the enactment of HB 3 last year. Enforcement typically begins upon the
receipt of a complaint. Investigators
are then assigned to the case to determine compliance with the state’s wage and
hour laws, monitor the correction of any violations, and collect back wages
improperly withheld from employees. To find out more about the Commonwealth’s
wage and hour laws, please visit the Division of Wages and Hours’ website by
clicking here. An Employment Complaint Form can be found here.
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