SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WIFR) - A settlement agreement is reached with Beecher, Illinois-based company, Bulk Storage, Inc. after the Illinois Department of Labor received multiple complaints of unpaid wages.

An investigation revealed the contractor didn’t pay wages and/or benefits to more than three dozen workers as required under the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act. The act requires contractors to pay laborers and mechanics no less than the general prevailing rate of wages when working on public projects.

The settlement recovered $483,000 to be distributed to public construction workers, and Bulk Storage Inc. was also charged $85,000 in penalties to IDOL.

The agreement does not include an admission of liability on the part of the contractor.

Any workers who believe they are not being properly compensated in Illinois can file an online complaint .