A South Florida company didn’t pay required sick leave pay when a worker got COVID-19
An Opa-locka company that deals with environmental waste and cleanup ponied up $1,600 sick leave pay to a COVID-19 positive employee after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation, the agency announced.
Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found Raider Environmental Services hadn’t paid a worker for sick leave time after that worker tested positive for the novel coronavirus. That’s a violation of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).
Labor said in a release, “Once the employer received clarification from (Wage and Hour) of (FFCRA) requirements, the employer immediately came into compliance and paid the back wages.”
This is the third Florida employer and second in Miami-Dade known to have shorted worker pay in this manner.
“We encourage all employers to call us for assistance to improve their understanding of the new requirements under the FFCRA,” Wage and Hour Division District Director Wildalí De Jesús said. “We also provide many online tools to help employers avoid violations like those found in this investigation.”
This story was originally published June 29, 2020 at 8:51 AM.
