A federal court has ordered Northern California Nail Co. Inc., a roofing contractor based in Livermore, and its owners to pay nearly $2 million in back wages and damages to 158 workers. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California approved the consent judgment after an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found that the company failed to pay required overtime rates.
According to the investigation, Northern California Nail Co. Inc. did not pay employees time-and-one-half their regular rate for hours worked over 40 in a workweek, which is required under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The company also failed to keep accurate time records, resulting in additional recordkeeping violations under federal law.
“Northern California Nail and its owners failed to pay overtime wages earned by hard-working roofers, in violation of federal law that protects their rights to be paid fully for their labor,” explained Wage and Hour Division Assistant District Director Ginny Gomez in Sacramento, California. “We are determined to recover wages owed to workers and will work diligently with the department’s legal arm, the Office of the Solicitor, to hold employers accountable for compliance.”
In addition to back wages and damages totaling $1,943,685, the Wage and Hour Division assessed $56,314 in penalties against the company for willful violations.
The FLSA requires most employees in the United States to receive at least the federal minimum wage for all hours worked as well as overtime pay at not less than time-and-one-half their regular rate for hours worked beyond 40 per week.
Northern California Nail Co. Inc., headquartered in Livermore, provides roofing services across several states including Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.
For more information about wage laws or if you believe you may be owed back wages collected by the division, resources are available through the Wage and Hour Division’s helpline or online tools from the U.S. Department of Labor.
