A Minneapolis employment agency agreed to pay more than $400,000 in back wages and damages to resolve overtime violations, the US Department of Labor announced.

The US District Court for the District of Minnesota entered a consent judgment agreed to by the department and All Temporaries Midwest Inc. and its owner, Mark Liveringhouse. According to the department, the company failed to pay healthcare workers one-and-one-half times their regular hourly rates for all the hours they worked over 40 in a workweek; it paid workers time-and-one-half for hours they worked between 41 and 47 in a workweek, but then paid only straight time for any hours worked beyond 47.

As a result, 92 healthcare workers will receive $401,384 in back wages and damages.

The company places registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and certified nursing assistants with area clients. 

“We are pleased that these workers will receive their rightfully earned wages through this agreement and that the employer will be complying with the law going forward,” said Wage and Hour Division District Director David King, in Minneapolis. “Our education and outreach efforts seek to ensure that companies understand their responsibilities. Our efforts on both fronts protect responsible employers and hard-working employees.”