HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The state of Connecticut has required a private security company hired to protect several office buildings to provide some guards back pay after a review showed the firm breached its contract with the state by underpaying the workers.

In a letter to SOS Security Inc., obtained Monday by The Associated Press, the Department of Administrative Services said it wants the East Parsippany, N.J.-based company to provide a plan for rectifying the breach, including a complete payroll audit for all affected employees. The plan is due May 31.

Meanwhile, the state is requiring that the SOS staff be "made whole" by June 29.

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