U.S. Department of Labor Obtains Consent Judgment Ordering Phoenix Security Services Company to Pay $79,000 to Resolve Wage Violations

PHOENIX, AZ – The U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona has entered a consent judgment requiring Bulletproof Securities Inc. of Phoenix, Arizona, to pay $39,500 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages to 151 employees following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) that identified minimum wage, overtime, and recordkeeping violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

WHD investigators found that Bulletproof Securities Inc. failed to pay employees for hours they spent training, which resulted in minimum wage and overtime violations. The employer's failure to include the training hours that employees recorded and submitted in their weekly time sheets resulted in recordkeeping violations.

"This judgment ensures the workers will receive their rightfully earned wages, and that the employer competes on a fair and level playing field," said Wage and Hour Division District Director Eric Murray, in Phoenix. "We encourage employers to contact the Department of Labor for assistance and to use the many tools we provide to help them."

The judgment enjoins and restrains the employer from violating the FLSA, including the prohibition to discriminate against any employee as a result of the litigation or for exercising his or her rights. The regional Solicitor's Office in San Francisco litigated the case for the Department.

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.