Emergency service provider Beck Disaster Recovery, Inc., based in Maitland, has agreed to pay $754,578 in overtime back wages to 89 current and former temporary field supervisors who were misclassified as exempt, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently reported.
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In addition to paying back wages, the company agreed to properly classify its temporary employees as non-exempt.
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