Department of Labor recovers $91K in back wages, damages from Littleton landscaper who shortchanged 21 employees

Employer name:              JRM Enterprises Inc., operating as JRM Landscape & Design 

Investigation site:           8177 Carder Court 

                                                   Littleton, CO 80125

Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found JRM Landscape & Design paid 21 workers straight time for all hours worked, including those exceeding 40 hours per workweek. Federal law requires that workers receive time and one-half their regular rate of pay for any hours worked beyond  40 in a workweek. The employer also failed to maintain proper payroll records. These actions violate the Fair Labor Standards Act. 

Back wages recovered:        $45,537 in back wages

Damages recovered:             $45,537 in liquidated damages                                 

Quote: “Employers must comply with federal law and pay workers the overtime wages they are rightfully owed,” said Wage and Hour District Director David Skinner in Denver. “Employers have an obligation to understand the law. Employers and workers who need help understanding the law should contact Wage and Hour Division.”

Learn more about the Wage and Hour Division, including a search tool to use if you think you may be owed back wages collected by the division and how to file an online complaint. For confidential compliance assistance, employees and employers can call the agency’s toll-free helpline at 866-4US-WAGE (487-9243), regardless of where they are from.

Download the agency’s new Timesheet App for iOS and Android devices – also available in Spanish – to ensure hours and pay are accurate.