Five companies that learned the law the hard way.
In the past month, there were multiple stories of employers messing up compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act. Here are the stories:
- Alabama Installation Company to Pay $134,097 to 22 Employees After U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Finds Overtime Violations
- U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Results in Sacramento-Area Gas Stations Paying $45,957 to 40 Employees to Resolve Wage Violations
- U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Recovers $15,917 In Back Wages and Damages for 25 Mississippi Hotel Employees
- Franchisee Pays $122,523 to 245 Restaurant Employees to Resolve Federal Wage and Hour Violations at Three Georgia Locations
- Four Restaurants in Minnesota and Iowa to Pay $831,232 in Back Wages to 113 Employees Following U.S. Department of Labor Investigation
These companies have a couple of common denominators. They are either small companies or restaurant. I understand the small company issue, but I don’t understand the restaurant company issue. The restaurants appear to be bigger companies that should know better.
If you work for such a company you need to understand the laws. Learning from the US Department of Labor is expensive training.
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