DOL plans to crack down on Los Angeles restaurants' FLSA violations
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division recently announced plans to crack down on labor rights violations in Los Angeles restaurants. Investigators will be making surprise visits to businesses in the Los Angeles area, especially West Los Angeles, Hollywood, West Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley.
If they discover payroll practices that are not in compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), restaurant owners could be ordered to pay workers back wages. The agency discovered that 72 percent of restaurants in the area were violating labor laws during investigations that spanned the past six years.
"Los Angeles is home to one of the largest segments of the restaurant industry in the country, and at the same time employs a disproportionate number of immigrant workers who are especially vulnerable to illegal business practices such as unfair treatment and disparate wages," said Kimchi Bui, director of the Wage and Hour Division’s Los Angeles District Office
Restaurant employers should pay special attention to state and federal labor laws pertaining to minimum wage and overtime employee attendance. The FLSA requires employees be paid one-and-a-half times the regular pay rate for any hours worked beyond 40 in a single workweek. Businesses can avoid violations by conducting regular audits and updating their employee records and policies as needed.
If they discover payroll practices that are not in compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), restaurant owners could be ordered to pay workers back wages. The agency discovered that 72 percent of restaurants in the area were violating labor laws during investigations that spanned the past six years.
"Los Angeles is home to one of the largest segments of the restaurant industry in the country, and at the same time employs a disproportionate number of immigrant workers who are especially vulnerable to illegal business practices such as unfair treatment and disparate wages," said Kimchi Bui, director of the Wage and Hour Division’s Los Angeles District Office
Restaurant employers should pay special attention to state and federal labor laws pertaining to minimum wage and overtime employee attendance. The FLSA requires employees be paid one-and-a-half times the regular pay rate for any hours worked beyond 40 in a single workweek. Businesses can avoid violations by conducting regular audits and updating their employee records and policies as needed.
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