The repair shop boss in Georgia who paid a former employee in oil-soaked pennies dumped in his driveway with a vulgar note is being sued by the US Department of Labor.
"This is my final paycheck. Nine-hundred-fifteen dollars in pennies," Andreas Flaten said. FAYETTEVILLE MAN RECEIVES LAST PAYCHECK IN OIL-COVERED PENNIES DUMPED ON HIS DRIVEWAYOn Wednesday, the US Department of Labor announced a lawsuit against Flaten's former employer, Miles Walker, who owns A OK Walker Autoworks inAccording to the complaint, Flaten contacted the Department of Labor in January 2021 about not getting his final paycheck after resigning from the auto shop.
The complaint then said Walker dumped the pennies on Flaten's driveway after learning he contacted the US DOL.An employee has a right to understand what their rights are and to ensure they are being paid properly. Any time they inquire the employer, whether it be verbally or in writing or even contacting our office, that employee has a right to not be retaliated against or discriminated against," said Steven Salazar, the District Director with the US DOL Wage and Hour Division.
"Recordkeeping, which means they're tracking the actual hours employees are working and making sure they're paying them in compliance with the minimum wage which is 7.25 an hour under federal law for all hours worked. Then overtime, premium pay for hours worked over 40 hours in a workweek. So without maintaining proper records, how is the employer expected to be paid properly?" Salazar said.
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