PITTSBURGH – For more than a century, The Ziegler Tire and Supply Company has changed tires and wheels, and made repairs on all types of vehicles at locations in Ohio and surrounding states, but the company fell flat when it came to paying workers in three states for all the wages they legally earned.
Following a federal investigation that found overtime and recordkeeping violations, the U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $129,612 in back wages for 154 workers in Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Ohio. The department’s Wage and Hour Division found Ziegler Tire called mechanics and tire technicians in the evening after normal working hours to complete auto service repairs. The employer failed to add these “call-out” hours to the total hours these employees worked, and failed to include commissions and call-out bonuses in workers’ regular rates of pay when determining overtime rates. These failures led to systemic overtime violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Ziegler’s failure to record all the hours employees worked resulted in recordkeeping violations.
“Employers who fail to pay their workers all their hard-earned wages shortchange these people and their families and gain an unfair advantage over competitors who abide by the law,” said Wage and Hour District Director John DuMont in Pittsburgh. “The Wage and Hour Division provides many tools and resources to help employers avoid violations and fully comply with the law.” The investigation led to recovery of back wages at the following The Ziegler Tire and Supply Company locations, which operate as Ziegler Tire at: Address City State Amount 10149 Toebben Drive Independence KY $3,090 960 Nandino Boulevard Lexington KY $12,896 547 Wolf Ledges Parkway Akron OH $11,322 8500 Clinton Road Brooklyn OH $8,328 4300 Tuscarawas Street W Canton OH $8,819 1111 Milepost Drive Columbus OH $10,599 411 Commercial Parkway Dover OH $14,743 7934 Hills & Dales Road NW Massillon OH $3,352 2505 Commercial Street Mingo Junction OH $6,761 1100 Reed Road Monroe OH $12,027 655 Olympic Drive Troy OH $2,639 30559 Lemoyne Road Walbridge OH $4,981 1014 Poland Avenue Youngstown OH $12,986 6011 Kentucky Avenue Altoona PA $3,896 919 Brush Creek Road Warrendale PA $6,575 258 W Wheeling Street Washington PA $6,598 Based in Massillon, Ohio, The Ziegler Tire and Supply Company operates commercial service centers providing tires and other services. It is one of the largest wholesale distributors in Northeast Ohio.
For more information about the FLSA and other laws enforced by the agency, contact the division’s toll-free helpline at 866-4US-WAGE (487-9243). 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.
Source: Wage and Hour Division
