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DENVER -- The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has recovered $117,969 in back wages for 87 employees of JMB Denver LLC, a subcontractor building residential housing units outsideBuckley Air Force Base in Aurora, Colo.The company also was assessed and paid a $1,500 penalty for employing a 15-year-old to perform construction.

An investigation by the Wage and Hour Division found JMB Denver in violation of the Davis Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) by failing to pay employees the proper wage determination rate for carpentry, plumbing and general labor work. The investigation also disclosed that the company failed to pay overtime premium pay for hours worked in excess of 40 per week as required by the Contract Work Hours Safety Standard Act (CWHSSA).

“The Department of Labor is committed to enforcing the law, ensuring that employees receive the wages they are owed, and ensuring that minors are not illegally employed in restricted types of employment,” said Alex Salaiz, director of the Wage and Hour Division’s district office in Denver.

JMB Denver agreed to future compliance with the DBRA and CWHSSA along with paying the computed amount of back wages.

DBRA requires that every federal contract for the construction, alteration or repair of public buildings or public works in excess of $2,000 contain a clause setting forth the prevailing wages and fringe benefits to be paid to laborers and mechanics employed under the contract. Contractors and subcontractors are required to pay workers locally prevailing wages and fringe benefits, as determined by the Department of Labor. CWHSSA requires that workers be paid not less than one and one-half times their regular rates of pay for hours worked beyond 40 in a workweek.

The department’s youth employment regulations identify 17 hazardous occupations prohibited for workers under the age of 18. For more information about federal youth employment laws, visit the YouthRules! Web site at www.youthrules.dol.gov.

For more information about the FLSA, call the Department of Labor’s toll-free helpline at (866) 4US-WAGE (487-9243) or contact the Wage and Hour Division’s district office in Denver at (720) 264-3250. Information is also available on the Internet at www.wagehour.dol.gov.

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