US Department of Labor Recovers $171K in Back Wages for 32 Workers Shortchanged Overtime Pay by Hawaii Rehabilitation Services Employer

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, $171,897 in back wages has been recovered from a physical therapy and rehabilitation clinic after an investigation determined the employer denied 32 employees full overtime pay at three of its facilities, in violation of federal law. Investigators with the department’s Wage and Hour Division determined First Physical & Functional Rehab failed to combine hours worked across its three locations in Wahiawa, Waianae, and Waipahu, resulting in some workers not receiving overtime compensation. The Fair Labor Standards Act requires employers to pay workers time and one-half their regular rate of pay for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek.