Department of Labor Recovers $98K in Back Wages, Damages for 32 Security Guards Muskegon Heights' City Government Misclassified
December 02, 2023
December 02, 2023
MUSKEGON HEIGHTS, Michigan, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release:
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Housing Commission misclassified employees as independent contractors
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A federal investigation has recovered $98,316 in back wages and liquidated damages for 32 security guards who the Muskegon Heights Housing Commission failed to pay overtime wages because the Michigan employer misclassified them as independ . . .
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Housing Commission misclassified employees as independent contractors
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A federal investigation has recovered $98,316 in back wages and liquidated damages for 32 security guards who the Muskegon Heights Housing Commission failed to pay overtime wages because the Michigan employer misclassified them as independ . . .