ABC Professional Tree Services in Houston has agreed to pay $1,801,507 in back wages after the Department of Labor accused the company of violating the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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Download NowThe department's Wage and Hour Division said that that 2,501 current and former employees working in 16 states were not properly paid. The investigation covered the two-year period from August 2004 to August 2006.
The company provides tree cutting, tree trimming, and clean-up services around power lines for utility companies primarily during and after natural disasters. A portion of the back wages will go to workers who worked for the company in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
The company is currently paying back wages to workers in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Arkansas, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, New Jersey, New York, Maine, Cincinnati, Tennessee, Virginia, and Maryland.