A Tinian employer was ordered to pay liquidated damages to a former employee after failing to comply with their settlement agreement in a labor case.<\/p>\n
Employer Anthony Scragg, owner of Carolinas Air Conditioning, had entered into a settlement agreement with nonresident worker Danilo A. Calumba after the worker accused him of nonpayment of wages and illegal deductions.<\/p>\n
Under the agreement, Scragg was to pay Calumba $625.94 on an installment basis, from March 30,2004 until June 30, 2004.<\/p>\n
The employer paid $150 to the complainant on June 30, but failed to make any other payments due under the settlement agreement. As of Sept. 22, $475.94 of the settlement remained unpaid and overdue.<\/p>\n
\u201cRespondent\u2019s failure to make payments as agreed in the settlement agreement constitutes a breach of the settlement and a violation of the confirming administrative order,\u201d noted Labor hearing officer Jerry Cody.<\/p>\n
Scragg failed to attend the hearing; therefore, he was not able to explain or justify his failure to comply with the terms of the settlement agreement.<\/p>\n
Cody ordered the employer to pay the $475.94 unpaid portion of the settlement, together with liquidated damages of the same amount. He was told to pay in monthly installments of $150 each, due on the 30th of each month until the settlement is fully paid.<\/p>\n
Cody also imposed a $500 fine against Scragg for violating the Nonresident Workers Act for his failure to pay wages and illegal deductions.<\/p>\n
However, the sanction was suspended on the condition that the employer fully complies with the repayment.<\/p>\n
If the employer fails to make any payment as ordered, the sanctions will become immediately due within 15 days of the missed payment date, Cody said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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