Cable Express, Inc. of Westerville, Ohio, has agreed to pay approximately 1,000
cable installers $1,008,751 in back wages after the Department of Labor accused
the company of violating the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
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Download NowInvestigators from the department's Wage and Hour Division said that installers
were paid a piece-rate and did not receive overtime pay for work in excess of
40 hours in a week. The investigation covered the period June 2002 through June
2004.
Cable Express cooperated fully during the investigation, according to the department.
The company voluntarily agreed to compute back wages owed to installers under
the department's supervision. The company paid current employees their back
wages on February 25, 2005, and will compensate former employees by April 15,
2005.