Conn. Labor Department recovers $7.1M in unpaid wages

The Connecticut Department of Labor has announced that it recovered more than $7.1 million in unpaid wages for Connecticut workers during the fiscal year that ended June 30. This sum represents an approximately $1 million increase in recovered unpaid wages from the previous fiscal year.

Among the funds in question are nearly $1.79 million for workers claiming that owed wages had not been paid, approximately $1.14 million for employees that did not receive required minimum wage or overtime, and more than $2.57 million for employees that were paid incorrect amounts while working at public contract construction sites.