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The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has announced a consent agreement with a trucking company for payment of more than $1.8 million in back wages for more than 500 employees, and a 3-year debarment from government contracts. The company, mail hauler MT Transportation & Logistics Services Inc. of Bay Shore, N.Y., and the company's officers were cited in an administrative complaint by the Wage and Hour Division for failing to pay their service employees the legally required hourly rates and fringe benefits.  Contractors with the government--and those who service such contractors--should pay careful attention to the terms of the relevant contracts to ensure they are prepared to and do comply with any applicable wage and hour mandates including prevailing wage requirements.