Boston-area restaurant ordered to pay $57,653 for overtime
Following an investigation into Boston-area restaurants, the Department of Labor's (DOL) Wage and Hour Division found that Metropolitan Club in Chestnut Hill was in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime provisions.
The restaurant paid 28 workers $57,653 for violations, which included misclassifying employees as independent contractors and improperly paying them for overtime employee attendance, according to the Brookline Tab. MET, the Restaurant Group that owns the Metropolitan Club, was also cited for violations in two others locations that involved 57 other employees.
The MET Restaurant Group said the violations were the result of its hired staffing company Operations Management Group, the source reports. The DOL said they are actively investigating the company, which they discovered was misclassifying workers to avoid paying them overtime and compensating employees the regular hourly wage for extra hours instead of time-and-a-half as outlined by the FLSA.
"In response to the extensive level of noncompliance we discovered, we will expand our efforts to bring the industry into compliance to ensure that employees receive the minimum wage and overtime wages required by law," said Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis.
Restaurants should take the opportunity to make sure their payroll policies are in compliance with state and federal labor laws before they are under investigation.
The restaurant paid 28 workers $57,653 for violations, which included misclassifying employees as independent contractors and improperly paying them for overtime employee attendance, according to the Brookline Tab. MET, the Restaurant Group that owns the Metropolitan Club, was also cited for violations in two others locations that involved 57 other employees.
The MET Restaurant Group said the violations were the result of its hired staffing company Operations Management Group, the source reports. The DOL said they are actively investigating the company, which they discovered was misclassifying workers to avoid paying them overtime and compensating employees the regular hourly wage for extra hours instead of time-and-a-half as outlined by the FLSA.
"In response to the extensive level of noncompliance we discovered, we will expand our efforts to bring the industry into compliance to ensure that employees receive the minimum wage and overtime wages required by law," said Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis.
Restaurants should take the opportunity to make sure their payroll policies are in compliance with state and federal labor laws before they are under investigation.
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