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The Department of Labor announced that vehicle exhaust systems manufacturer Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies USA Inc., operating as Faurecia Clean Mobility, agreed to pay $101,527 to 260 employees. The penalty represents $50,563 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages for shortchanging workers overtime wages.
A Wage and Hour Division investigation found the Michigan-headquartered company violated federal law by failing to:
- Include hourly shift differentials into employees’ regular rate of pay when calculating overtime
- Maintain accurate payroll records to reflect the correct overtime pay for non-exempt employees
- Display any federal labor posters
“When employers calculate an employee’s hourly rate for the purposes of overtime, they must include shift differentials and non-discretionary bonuses into that calculation,” Wage and Hour District Director Aaron Loomis said.
