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Posted: Thursday, July 12th, 2012 8:53 AM HST
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Hilo company pays back wages after federal probe
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HILO, Hawaii (AP) — The U.S. Department of Labor says a Big Island company that conducts wilderness therapy for adolescents and teens has paid more than $225,000 in back wages to employees.
The department said Wednesday the wages were paid to 121 current and former employees of Pacific Quest in Hilo after an investigation found overtime, minimum wage and record-keeping violations.
Pacific Quest representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The department's Wage and Hour Division's Honolulu office found that the company never calculated or paid an overtime premium for field workers who worked more than 40 hours per week. They worked shifts at a campsite, averaging 122 hours over a two-week period. They were paid straight time for all hours worked that did not always meet the federal minimum wage.
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