T.J. Schmidt & Co. also agrees to pay $13K in penalties for federal violations
STANDISH, MI – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a court order requiring T.J. Schmidt & Co. LLC, a Standish carnival operator, to pay $72,254 in back wages to 32 temporary nonimmigrant workers the employer hired to run midway games, staff food stands, and build and operate rides but then paid them less than the wages promised and refused to reimburse them for travel to the U.S. as required.