US Department of Labor recovers $52,000 in wages owed to workers from Amarillo nonprofit

AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — In a news release, the US Department of Labor said that it has recovered more than $52,000 in back wages that were owed to workers with disabilities from Advo Companies Inc.

According to the release, $52,497 in back wages were recovered for 134 workers with disabilities after Advo failed to pay them the required subminimum wage rate.

The US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division said it found that Advo Companies Inc. “violated federal law when the employer paid employees with disabilities an incorrect subminimum wage based on flawed time studies and incorrect prevailing wage rates.

The DOL also said the that the nonprofit, “failed to provide pre-employment transition services and vocational rehabilitation services for workers 24 and younger and failed make sure all workers were provided with career counseling services, related information and referrals and training opportunities required by Section 511 of the Rehabilitation Act, which negated the employer’s ability to pay the subminimum wage associated with its Fair Labor Standards Act’s 14(c) certification.”

MyHighPlains.com reached out to Advo for comment. An official said they would talk later this week.

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