Labor Dept. files complaint against animal hospital

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The U.S. Department of Labor on Wednesday filed a petition in U.S. District Court in Cincinnati seeking to recover from Hamilton Avenue Animal Hospital $85,253 in back wages and damages for 21 workers.

A five-month investigation by the department's Wage and Hour Division determined that the company and its owners, Michael Cable and Stephanie Cable, violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by requiring some animal handlers to pay earned overtime premium wages back to them.

On Oct. 28, Cincinnati Interfaith Workers Center, a nonprofit which represents immigrant and low-wage workers, filed a complaint with the Labor Department on behalf of the workers.

Don Sherman, Interfaith Workers executive director, welcomed news of the filing and investigation findings. "We are pleased that the Department of Labor confirmed in its investigations the allegations of wage theft made by the workers," Sherman said. "We are hopeful they will receive justice."

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http://communitypress.cincinnati.com/article/AB/20110406/NEWS01/104070337/1196/rss13/Labor-Dept-files-complaint-against-animal-hospital?odyssey=nav|head