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Fair Labor Standards Act

Harrisburg, PA
Business
PA Brewing Co. Owes $184K After Tip Investigation: Feds PA Brewing Co. Owes $184K After Tip Investigation: Feds
PA Brewing Co. Owes $184K After Tip Investigation: Feds Sly Fox Brewing Company owes over $184,000 in back wages, damages, and penalties after federal investigators found the company unlawfully withheld tips from employees, the U.S. Department of Labor announced on Wednesday, Nov. 27. The Wage and Hour Division's investigation revealed that managers at Sly Fox’s Pittsburgh Taphouse at the Point and Pittsburgh Brewery at the Highline were allowed to participate in the restaurant’s tip pool—an action prohibited under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Federal law bans employers or managers from keeping tips for any reason, and such violations nul…

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by Jillian Pikora
Newark, NJ
Business
Newark Restaurant Fined $168K For Failing To Pay Workers In Overtime Newark Restaurant Fined $168K For Failing To Pay Workers In Overtime
Newark Restaurant Fined $168K For Failing To Pay Workers In Overtime A New Jersey restaurant owes more than $168,000 after failing to pay employees for overtime labor, federal officials said. According to the U.S. Department of Labor,  Swahili Village Bar and Grill in Newark willfully failed to pay 84 servers, cooks, and bussers overtime pay when they worked more than 40 hours in a workweek, in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act. “Restaurant industry workers too often fall victim to employers who shortchange their wages and deprive them of their hard-earned wages,” said Wage and Hour District Director Paula Ruffin in Mountainside, New J…

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by Cecilia Levine
Middletown, NJ
Business
Brazilian Steakhouse On Jersey Shore Owed Workers $84K In Unpaid Overtime Wages, Feds Say Brazilian Steakhouse On Jersey Shore Owed Workers $84K In Unpaid Overtime Wages, Feds Say
Brazilian Steakhouse On Jersey Shore Owed Workers $84K In Unpaid Overtime Wages, Feds Say A Brazilian steakhouse in Belmar was forced to pay nearly $90,000 in back wages and fines for violating federal overtime rules, officials said. Flames Brazilian Steakhouse was ordered to pay more than $84,000 in back wages and damages for 13 workers, the Department of Labor said in a news release on Tuesday, June 18. The restaurant on the corner of 10th Avenue and Main Street also paid $4,459 in penalties. DOL investigators said owner Dariusz Targonski didn't give overtime pay to hourly or non-exempt salaried employees who worked more than 40 hours in a week. "Peop…

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by Chris Spiker
Springfield, MA
News
Yogurt Shop In Western Mass Took Workers' Tips, Fired Employee After They Spoke Out: Feds Yogurt Shop In Western Mass Took Workers' Tips, Fired Employee After They Spoke Out: Feds
Yogurt Shop In Western Mass Took Workers' Tips, Fired Employee After They Spoke Out: Feds The owners of multiple frozen yogurt shops in Hampshire and Hampden counties must pay nearly $25,000 in back pay and damages after firing an employee who complained about missing tips, authorities said.  A former employee of the Tutti Frutti yogurt shop in the Holyoke Mall said the owners, TF Holyoke LLC, fired them after they complained about withheld tips to the US Department of Labor.  TF Holyoke admitted to taking some of their employees' tips to pay business expenses, the labor department said. It's illegal for owners and managers to take part in tip pools.&nbs…

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by Josh Lanier
New Haven, CT
News
CT Sports Bar Ordered To Pay Over $359K To Employees After Retaliating Against Them: Feds CT Sports Bar Ordered To Pay Over $359K To Employees After Retaliating Against Them: Feds
CT Sports Bar Ordered To Pay Over $359K To Employees After Retaliating Against Them: Feds A Connecticut sports bar and its owner have been ordered to pay over $359,000 in back pay and damages to employees after taking retaliatory action against them, federal officials announced. A New Haven County sports bar formerly located in Milford, Champions Grill and Bar, was ordered to pay employees a total of $359,485 in back pay, emotional distress damages, withheld compensation, and punitive damages for violating provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and Occupational Safety and Health Act, the US Department of Labor announced on Wednesday, Feb. 7.  The order follows a lawsuit…

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by Ben Crnic
Fairfield, CT
News
5 Fairfield County Restaurants Ordered To Pay Over $858K To Employees: Feds 5 Fairfield County Restaurants Ordered To Pay Over $858K To Employees: Feds
5 Fairfield County Restaurants Ordered To Pay Over $858K To Employees: Feds Following a federal investigation, a total of six Connecticut restaurants and their owners have been ordered to pay over $858,000 in back wages and liquidated damages to employees, officials said. The restaurants, including five Fairfield County establishments and one in New Haven County, were ordered to pay back wages, withheld tips, and liquidated damages to 105 employees following an investigation and litigation conducted by the US Department of Labor, which announced the order on Tuesday, July 25.  The six restaurants included in the case are:  Scena Wine Bar and Restaurant,…

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by Ben Crnic
Lyndhurst, NJ
News
North Jersey Business Owes Employees $910K: Department of Labor North Jersey Business Owes Employees $910K: Department of Labor
North Jersey Business Owes Employees $910K: Department of Labor A staffing agency in Bergen County has been ordered to pay 289 employees $910,000 in back wages, the Department of Labor announced following a court action. Advantix Logistics in Lyndhurst failed to pay hourly employees overtime wages for working more than 40 hours a week, the Department of Labor said. Employees often worked up to 70 hours a week at a warehouse, loading and unloading freights from containers and pallets, the Department of Labor said. Advantix also failed to keep accurate records of their employees' hours, all in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Department of La…

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by Sam Barron
Mount Vernon, NY
News
Mount Vernon Bakery Owner Ordered To Pay Nearly $1M In Back Wages, Damages To 74 Employees Mount Vernon Bakery Owner Ordered To Pay Nearly $1M In Back Wages, Damages To 74 Employees
Mount Vernon Bakery Owner Ordered To Pay Nearly $1M In Back Wages, Damages To 74 Employees The owner of several bakeries in New York and Connecticut has been ordered by a federal court to pay nearly $1 million in back wages and damages to 74 employees for violating US labor laws. An investigation by the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found that Pedro Coelho willfully violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by paying bakers and counter staff straight time instead of time-and-a-half, even though they worked more than 40 hours per week. Coelho operates Westchester County's Padaminas Brazilian Bakery, located in Mount Vernon, and Fairfield County's Padaminas NY Bakery,…

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by Michael Mashburn
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
News
Court Orders PA Diner To Pay $1.35 Million In Back Wages To 100+ Workers After Investigation Court Orders PA Diner To Pay $1.35 Million In Back Wages To 100+ Workers After Investigation
Court Orders PA Diner To Pay $1.35 Million In Back Wages To 100+ Workers After Investigation A federal court ordered a Pennsylvania diner to pay $1.35 million in back wages and liquidated damages to more than 100 workers after an investigation, authorities said. An investigation and five-day trial found that the owners of Empire Diner in Lansdowne required their servers to turn over 10 to 15 percent of their total tips received on any given shift to pay the bussers’ wages, the Department of Labor said. On Aug. 18, a US District Court judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ordered Musluoglu Inc., owner Ihsan Gunaydin, and manager Engin Gunaydin to pay $1.35 million…

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by Nicole Acosta
Albany, NY
News
Former NY Restaurant Owner Retaliated Against Workers For Filing Wage Lawsuit, Feds Say Former NY Restaurant Owner Retaliated Against Workers For Filing Wage Lawsuit, Feds Say
Former NY Restaurant Owner Retaliated Against Workers For Filing Wage Lawsuit, Feds Say The US Department of Labor is suing a former New York restaurant owner for allegedly retaliating against employees who filed a class action lawsuit over wage theft. David Ip, the former owner and operator of Ichiban restaurant in Albany, tried to intimidate three workers and prevent them from participating in the lawsuit, the department alleges in a suit filed Thursday, Aug. 25 in federal court in Albany. The lawsuit claims that Ip shared personal and other sensitive information about the three workers with a Rensselaer County sheriff’s deputy who worked for his security business when off d…

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by Michael Mashburn
Brookfield, CT
Business
Fairfield County Restaurants Pay $116,087 In Back Wages To 35 Employees After DOL Investigation Fairfield County Restaurants Pay $116,087 In Back Wages To 35 Employees After DOL Investigation
Fairfield County Restaurants Pay $116,087 In Back Wages To 35 Employees After DOL Investigation Four Fairfield County restaurants have paid out more than $115,000 in back wages and damages to nearly three dozen employees for violating overtime regulations. Following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), four Garelick & Herbs restaurants and its owners have paid out a total of $116,087 in back wages and liquidated damages to 35 employees for violating the overtime and record-keeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The four restaurants - Garelick & Herbs in Westport, Greenwich, New Canaan and Saugatuck - and owners Jaso…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, CT
Business
Fairfield Eatery Ordered To Pay Nearly $250,000 In Back Wages Fairfield Eatery Ordered To Pay Nearly $250,000 In Back Wages
Fairfield Eatery Ordered To Pay Nearly $250,000 In Back Wages FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Fairfield restaurant and its owner must pay $244,930 in back wages and liquidated damages to eight employees as part of a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division. Division investigators found that Vinny’s of Fairfield Inc. – which does business as Vinny’s Ale House – and owner Ernst H. Buggisch failed to pay required overtime to back-of-the-house employees when they worked more than 40 hours per week, according to a statement from the Department of Labor. In the settlement, the company also agreed to pay $2,992 in penalties for violations o…

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