U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Results in Las Vegas Medical Clinic Paying Employees $43,247 in Back Wages and Damages

LAS VEGAS, NV – Dr. Dhaval Shah – of Las Vegas, Nevada – will pay $43,247 in back wages and liquidated damages to 51 employees after a U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation found violations of the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

WHD investigators found Dr. Shah failed to pay his employees overtime when they worked more than 40 hours in a workweek. Instead, Shah paid them straight time hourly rates without regard to the number of hours that they worked. On average, the underpaid employees worked 52 hours per week.

“Employers are responsible for ensuring that they pay employees all the wages they have legally earned and for keeping accurate records of their hours,” said Wage and Hour Division District Director Gaspar Montanez, in Las Vegas, Nevada. “The U.S. Department of Labor provides many tools to help employers comply with the law, and avoid violations like those found in this investigation. Employers should review their pay practices to ensure that they are in compliance, and call us, confidentially, with any questions at 866-4US-WAGE.”

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. Employers can find additional compliance assistance information and materials on the WHD website.