Feds Looking To Pay Marylanders Back Pay – Over $6M To Give Out
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The U.S. Department of Labor is still looking for Marylanders who may be owed back wages.
With more than $6.8 million to give out, the federal agency sent out a reminder again today that the Baltimore office of the Wage and Hour Division.
They are looking for 5,243 workers. If you think you are owed, you can use the website “Workers Owed Wages” to see if you qualify. Click here for more.
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The labor department only has three years to distribute the wages. After that, it goes back to the Treasury Department.
“Oftentimes, folks move on from address to address, and sometimes they don’t have forwarding addresses. And that’s the challenge we have. We also work with folks that come to the United States on temporary visas, and they return to their home countries,” said Nick Fiorello. “We have three years to locate workers. And if we can’t locate workers in those three years, we have to pass the money on to Department of Treasury.”
There’s ultimately $6,811,280 that was recovered by the local Wage and Hour Division.
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