QuikTrip Agrees to Pay Nearly $750,000 in Back Pay to 3,819 Workers in 9 States
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Thursday, July 30, 2009 |
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QuikTrip
Corp. has agreed to pay $747,729 in overtime back wages for 3,819
current and former convenience store workers following an investigation
by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division's
Arkansas-Oklahoma District Office.
"I am pleased that this case
has resulted in almost $750,000 in back wages being paid to thousands
of workers across nine states," said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis.
"I am committed to ensuring that every worker is paid the full wages he
or she is due, and that those who work overtime receive the
compensation to which they are legally entitled."
The
investigation found that Tulsa-based QuikTrip had violated the Fair
Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by failing to pay its employees the overtime
compensation they were legally entitled to receive. QuikTrip failed to
pay the additional overtime premium due on performance-related bonuses.
An employer is not required by law to provide a bonus, but if a
nondiscretionary bonus is paid, the bonus must be included as part of
the employee's regular rate of pay for purposes of computing overtime.
Employees worked in the states of Arizona, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa,
Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas.
The FLSA
requires that covered employees be paid at least the federal minimum
wage and receive overtime at one and one-half times their regular rates
of pay for hours worked beyond 40 per week. Effective July 24, 2009,
the minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. Employers must also maintain
accurate time and payroll records.
For more information about
the FLSA, call the Department of Labor's toll-free helpline at
866-4US-WAGE (487-9243). Information is also available on the Internet
at http://www.wagehour.dol.gov or by calling the Wage and Hour
Division's Arkansas-Oklahoma District Office in Oklahoma City, Okla.,
at 501-217-9549.
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