Labor Dept recovers $91,000 in back wages for workers at OKC law firm

OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — A U.S. Department of Labor investigation found an Oklahoma City law firm denied overtime pay to 18 workers, leading to a settlement that recovered more than $91,000 in back wages and damages.

The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division said it investigated Klingenberg & Associates, PC, doing business as Klingenberg & Associates, in Oklahoma City.

Investigators found violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act’s overtime and recordkeeping requirements. The division determined the employer paid non-exempt employees straight time for all hours worked and did not pay the additional half time due for hours worked beyond 40 in a workweek…

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