U.S. Department of Labor: Progressive Services of Virgina LLC asked employees to sign documents waiving their rights to overtime compensation. According to a press release from the division, they recovered more than $604,000 in back wages and liquidated damages for 50 employees of Progressive Services of Virginia LLC and co-owners Georgiana Smith and Richard Smith. The division recovered $302,144 from the agency in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages for the affected workers as well as $18,703 in civil money penalties for their intentional violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
