Compliance with wage and hour laws can be difficult for employers in the construction industry.  With work hours fluctuating due to weather, availability of materials and employee turnover, maintaining proper time records and pay practices is a challenge.The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is responsible for enforcing the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the source of most federal wage and hour requirements.  During the last fiscal year, the DOL conducted thousands of investigations and collected more than $280 million in back wages from employers.Thomas Perez, the newly confirmed Secretary of Labor, has listed wage and hour enforcement as one of his top priorities, and the construction industry is among the DOL’s targeted industries.  So it makes sense to be prepared.  Look out for these common FLSA compliance problems: