Employees substandard work

[gscc]

Our employees recently worked on a project and through their own work performance, ruined the job. These people took advantage of their jobs while the owners were out of the state. A job that generally takes 3 days to install took them 14 days. The final phase of the project was installed improperly causing the employer a financial loss. The whole project needs to be removed and replaced which could incure costs of up to 60K dollars.
These employees have done this work in the past and are skilled in their positions. They have also been paid every week in a timely manner.
Beings this job has been rejected by the owner and the business is not getting paid, is the business required to pay these employees for a job done far below standards and at a loss to the business?
These employees have been paid up to this last week when they were all terminated for the job they did.

[Pattymd]

Yes, as employees, they must be paid for all time worked. However, at this point, they could also be fired.