NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — The U.S. Marshals arrested the owner of a landscaping company in Newport News after officials say he failed to pay his employees.
According to the Department of Labor, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia initially ordered Merryman Grounds Maintenance Inc. and its owner and president, David Merryman, to pay $45,846 in back wages and liquidated damages to employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Officials say Merryman continued to violate the court’s orders and he was subsequently arrested. He remains in custody until he pays the back wages due and all required records.
“When employers like Merryman Grounds Maintenance Inc. and its owner and president, David Merryman, flout the authority of the U.S. Department of Labor to enforce the law, along with a court order requiring compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act, we will use every instrument in…
