In an overtime pay dispute, Roto-Rooter Services Co. reached a resolution to the U.S. Department of Labor's investigation into its overtime pay practices for commissioned service technicians and plumbers.
The dispute came when the Department of Labor claimed Roto-Rooter owed commissioned employees overtime pay for hours worked over 40 hours per week. While Roto-Rooter has long relied on an overtime exemption covering retail service employees, the Department of Labor now asserts that these plumbing services do not qualify.