A contractor long accused of taking advantage of unwitting seniors and retirees in Palm Beach County is now a fugitive from justice. Three months after he pleaded guilty to two counts of filing fraudulent liens against a deceased woman’s South Florida home, Andre Baptiste was due to surrender in Palm Beach County Circuit Court and […]
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A Florida roofer owed workers $132,000 after not paying earned overtime again, feds say
A Clearwater construction company’s second violation of federal overtime pay laws resulted in the company owing $132,400 in back wages and liquidated damages, the U.S. Department of Labor announced. That works out to an average of $6,304.76 for each of the 21 employees shorted by All Florida Weatherproofing & Construction. Or, put in terms of […]