California car washes settle time and attendance lawsuit
A group of eight California car washes sued for time and attendance violations recently agreed to pay more than $1 million in back wages to their workers.
The office of state Attorney General Kamala Harris sued the car washes in 2010 after investigators found they had routinely violated Fair Labor Standards Act provisions related to minimum wage, overtime, meal and rest breaks and employee attendance record-keeping.
The Sacramento Bee reports that according to a spokeswoman from the Attorney General's Office, $800,000 will be split among current and former workers employed by the car washes since October 2006. The companies, including Gold Rush Auto Spa in Fair Oaks and Folsom, are also required to pay $50,000 in back payroll taxes, $100,000 in civil penalties and other assorted costs.
The payout was reduced by $500,000 because the defendants agreed to disburse the money to the plaintiffs by July.
"There is a strong public interest in distributing unpaid wages restitution to alleged employee victims … as promptly as possible," noted state lawyers in court papers quoted by the news source.
The office of state Attorney General Kamala Harris sued the car washes in 2010 after investigators found they had routinely violated Fair Labor Standards Act provisions related to minimum wage, overtime, meal and rest breaks and employee attendance record-keeping.
The Sacramento Bee reports that according to a spokeswoman from the Attorney General's Office, $800,000 will be split among current and former workers employed by the car washes since October 2006. The companies, including Gold Rush Auto Spa in Fair Oaks and Folsom, are also required to pay $50,000 in back payroll taxes, $100,000 in civil penalties and other assorted costs.
The payout was reduced by $500,000 because the defendants agreed to disburse the money to the plaintiffs by July.
"There is a strong public interest in distributing unpaid wages restitution to alleged employee victims … as promptly as possible," noted state lawyers in court papers quoted by the news source.
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