US Department of Labor obtains court judgment ordering Phoenix employer to pay $281K after forcing employees to pay kickbacks on wages recovered
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on October 18, 2023
PHOENIX – A federal court has ordered a Phoenix industrial laundry and dry-cleaning company to pay a total of $281,870 after the U.S. Department of Labor found the employer engaged in a kickback scheme after the department recovered more than $94,135 in overtime wages for 70 workers in 2020.
The court’s action follows an investigation by the department’s Wage and Hour Division that found Fox Real Estate Group Inc. — operating as Sparklean Laundry and Piper — and owner Benjamin Piper denied its . . .
