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EMPLOYER BACK PAY
U.S. Department of Labor looks to distribute wages to FLA workers
With the end of the year approaching, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor is working to return $4,737,110 in wages it recovered to almost 7,500 Florida workers who earned them, according to a DOL media advisory. In the Southwest Florida counties of Charlotte, Collier, Lee and Hendry, the total owed by 32 employers to 1,043 employees is $437,357.21. No owed wages were reported from Glades County. In Collier County, 29 employees are owed a total of $12,026.88 by four employers in Naples, while 135 employees are owed a total of $115,760.49 by four employers in Immokalee.