Lawnwise Inc. did not pay its employees for any overtime work.
By Shereen Hashem
May 11, 2021
The U.S. Department of Labor conducted an investigation at a lawn care company located near Franklin, TN. Lawnwise Inc. paid $39,373 in back wages to 31 workers after it was found that the employer violated the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Wage and Hour Division investigators found the company paid its workers a fixed salary plus commissions, regardless of the number of hours they worked each week. By doing so, the employer violated FLSA overtime requirements when employees worked more than 40 hours in a workweek where the employer failed to pay them overtime.