A Las Vegas-based painting and specialty coatings contractor agreed to pay $3.6 million in back wages and damages to its employees as part of a settlement in a federal lawsuit brought by the U.S. Dept. of Labor. Officials say this is not the first time the company has faced punishment for illegal pay practices.
The payment represents money owed to 593 employees of Unforgettable Coatings Inc. after the company illegally paid straight time for overtime hours worked and hid the theft by falsifying payroll records, Labor Dept. officials announced Jan. 30. The company works on commercial and multifamily residential projects in Nevada, Arizona, Idaho and Utah.