Piece-Rate Work or Overtime Violations

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According to the Miami Herald, a Florida air-conditioning company has been taken to court for the seventh time since 1995 for failing to pay its employees what they are owed.

Questions:

  1. What is the name of the company and where are they headquartered?
  2. What Act have they violated?
  3. What agency brings forth the violation suit?
  4. In the most recent investigation, what violations were listed?
  5. What is the total amount of wages that were not paid in the first six investigations?
  6. What amount of civil penalties were levied?

Source:

Neal, D. (2021). A Florida A/C company has shorted workers $490,000 in pay via repeated violations. The Miami Herald, Sep. 5 (Retrievable online at https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article253913478.html)