The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division says it has recovered more than $98,000 in back wages for 32 security guards employed by the city of Muskegon Heights.
The department says they found the Muskegon Heights Housing Commission did not pay overtime wage to the guards as they classified them as independent contractors.
The housing commission was fined for willful violations of overtime.
The pay practices were reviewed from May 2020 to May 2023.
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