Labor Dept. Recovers $1.4 Million in Back Wages for 2,600 Workers

<p><strong>SAN JOSE&comma; CA <&sol;strong>– The U&period;S&period; Department of Labor has recovered more than &dollar;1&period;4 million in back wages for more than 2&comma;600 employees after finding a large&comma; San Jose-based electrical engineering and construction company failed to pay them proper overtime rates&comma; a violation of the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;dol&period;gov&sol;agencies&sol;whd&sol;flsa">Fair Labor Standards Act<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a>Investigators with the department’s <&sol;a><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;dol&period;gov&sol;agencies&sol;whd">Wage and Hour Division<&sol;a> determined Cupertino Electric Inc&period; failed to include <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;dol&period;gov&sol;agencies&sol;whd&sol;fact-sheets&sol;56c-bonuses">non-discretionary bonuses<&sol;a> when determining the rate for purposes of calculating overtime pay&comma; which led to the significant wage recovery&period; The company is one of California&&num;8217&semi;s largest electrical contractors&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The U&period;S&period; Department of Labor is committed to making sure employees are paid properly&comma; including the full amount of their legally required overtime rates&comma;” said Wage and Hour Division Assistant District Director Lilita Hom in San Jose&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A subsidiary of Quanta&comma; Cupertino Electric has designed and built complex electrical systems for private and public sector clients in Arizona&comma; California&comma; Idaho&comma; Indiana&comma; Iowa&comma; Michigan&comma; New Mexico&comma; Ohio&comma; Oregon&comma; Utah&comma; and Washington&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;