U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Results in Idaho Insulation Installer Paying $272,253 to Resolve Wage Violations

NAMPA, ID – G Man Insulation LLC – an insulation and drywall company based in Nampa, Idaho – will pay $272,253 in back wages, damages, and penalties after a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation found violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) affecting 39 employees. 

WHD investigators found G Man Insulation LLC paid workers either by the hour and by the day, and in both cases failed to pay overtime when employees worked more than 40 hours in a workweek. The investigation found the employer paid employees in cash, at straight time, for overtime hours that were not recorded in the employer's payroll records. The company will pay $126,262 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages to resolve the violations. G Man Insulation LLC has also been assessed $19,728 in civil penalties for the violations.

"Ensuring that construction workers are paid the wages they have earned will level playing field in the industry," said Wage and Hour Division District Director Thomas Silva in Portland. "Violations and penalties like these can be avoided. We encourage all employers to make use of the many tools we offer to help them understand their responsibilities, and to reach out to us directly, and confidentially, with any questions they may have about how to comply with the law."  

For more information about the FLSA and other laws enforced by the Wage and Hour Division, contact the Division's toll-free helpline at 866-4US-WAGE (487-9243). Employers who discover overtime or minimum wage violations may self-report and resolve those violations without litigation through the PAID program.  Information is also available at www.dol.gov/whd including a search tool to use if you think you may be owed back wages collected by WHD.