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63 Workers Shortchanged At Bergen Restaurant, $301K Recovered By US Labor Dept. 63 Workers Shortchanged At Bergen Restaurant, $301K Recovered By US Labor Dept.
63 Workers Shortchanged At Bergen Restaurant, $301K Recovered By US Labor Dept. A restaurant in Fort Lee has been forced to pay more than $300,000 in back wages and liquidated damages to 63 workers following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor.. Aquarius Seafood Restaurant, which serves Cantonese food, violated the Fair Labor Standards Act minimum wage and overtime requirements, federal officials said. The restaurant paid employees a day rate regardless of the number of hours worked, used checks and cash to pay a semi-monthly salary to kitchen staff and failed to pay tipped employees time and a half for working overtime, the U.S. Department of Labor said. …

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