SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio-based car wash company paid more than $246,000 in minimum wage and overtime back wages to employees following a U.S. Labor Department investigation.
Vizza Wash LP, which operates as the Wash Tub, paid the back wages to a total of 308 employees.
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A U.S. Labor Department press release stated the investigation found violations of the fair labor, minimum wage, overtime and record-keeping provisions at 34 of the company's locations in and around San Antonio.
The investigation found Vizza Wash made illegal deductions from employees' paychecks for items such as uniforms, insurance claims and cash register shortages, which resulted in the employees' pay falling below the federal minimum wage.
According to the release, the company failed to pay overtime at time and a half employees' regular rates for hours worked over 40 in a week.
The Wash-Tub was also cited for not recording all hours worked by employees.
Vizza Wash agreed to fully comply with the FLSA in the future and the back wages were paid in full.