Los Angeles restaurant agrees to pay back wages to workers
A Thai restaurant in the Westchester area of Los Angeles recently agreed to pay more than $162,000 in overtime back wages to employees who worked up to 12 hours a day and were paid as little as $45, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Ayara Thai Cuisine agreed to compensate 35 of its employees after an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor found that it had violated payroll laws governing minimum wage and overtime. Under California state law, overtime is required for employees working more than eight hours a day, not just those working over 40 hours a week as in most states.
The Los Angeles restaurant industry is notorious for underpaying workers, according to Kimchi Bui, director of the Los Angeles office of the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division.
"We are determined to make sure that they and other vulnerable employees are paid proper wages," said Bui, in an interview with the Times.
The business also failed to keep accurate, up-to-date records of employee attendance. It has agreed to fully abide by labor regulations in the future.
Ayara Thai Cuisine agreed to compensate 35 of its employees after an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor found that it had violated payroll laws governing minimum wage and overtime. Under California state law, overtime is required for employees working more than eight hours a day, not just those working over 40 hours a week as in most states.
The Los Angeles restaurant industry is notorious for underpaying workers, according to Kimchi Bui, director of the Los Angeles office of the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division.
"We are determined to make sure that they and other vulnerable employees are paid proper wages," said Bui, in an interview with the Times.
The business also failed to keep accurate, up-to-date records of employee attendance. It has agreed to fully abide by labor regulations in the future.
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