LinkedIn agreed to pay nearly $6 million [in] back overtime wages and damages to employees after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found the company violated federal labor laws.
The Labor Department said in a statement released Monday that LinkedIn violated the Fair Labor Standards Act, and “failed to record, account and pay for hours worked in a work week.”[...]
Federal law requires companies pay covered employees at least the minimum wage for up to 40 hours a week and time and a half for extra hours worked. LinkedIn agreed to pay the $3.3 million in back wages and $2.5 million for compensatory damages to 359 employees in Illinois, Nebraska, New York, and its headquarters in California.