The classification of positions within an organization impact the compensation of employees. The identification of exempt and non-exempt individuals, employees and independent contractor individuals impacts the payment of people. The following is a case settled May, 2023 by the US DOL. The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment in a federal court in New Jersey to recover $910,000 in back wages and liquidated damages for 289 employees of a Lyndhurst staffing agency whose pay practices deprived them of hard-earned overtime wages. The court action follows an investigation by the departments Wage and Hour Division that determined Advantix Logistics Corp. and owner Michael Mortorano paid warehouse employees a combination of hourly and piece rates but did not include an overtime premium for hours over 40 in a workweek. The work of the employees the agency provided included loading and unloading freight from containers and pallets for upwards of 70 hours per week at warehouses. The employer also failed to keep accurate records of employees hours worked. These actions violated the Fair Labor Standards Act. Our investigation found that Advantix Logistics Corp.s pay practices shortchanged nearly 300 people employed by the staffing agency, explained Wage and Hour District Director Paula Ruffin in Mountainside, New Jersey. Employers must pay employees all of their rightfully earned wages or face costly consequences when they dont."

For 10 points read the article and Explain the differences between exempt and non-exempt employees.

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