The office of Massachusetts’ Attorney General has announced that an agreement has been reached with Somerville, Mass.-based F.W. Russell and its affiliate companies as well as its corporate officers.
The five companies, collectively referred to as F.W. Russell, are the following: Russell Disposal Inc., F.W. Russell & Sons Disposal Inc., RDI Belmont Inc., Langton & Douglas Contracting Inc., F.W. Russell & Sons & Granddaughter Inc.
The companies, as well as the corporate officers, agreed to pay $70,000 to 352 current and former employees as well as a $20,000 penalty to the state to resolve allegations that F.W. Russell violated the Massachusetts Wage and Hour Laws.
The resolution follows an investigation that began in January 2008. Investigators determined the company failed to pay workers when they worked more than 40 hours per week. Investigators also identified significant record-keeping violations, including failing to report accurate working hours. As a result, F.W. Russell has been cited by the Attorney General’s Office for three intentional and one unintentional violation of Massachusetts’ wage and hour laws.
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