Miami restaurant owners pay back wages to former employees
After closing in 2011, a Miami Beach restaurant finally compensated its former workers with 75 percent of the back pay owed to them. The restaurant owners paid a total of $36,274, according to the Miami Herald.
The checks were distributed between the former workers, with each individual receiving between $1,000 and $3,000. The past employees were excited to receive the checks, but worried they would bounce.
In 2012, the group protested in front of the business, urging the owners to hand over nearly $70,000 in unpaid wages. County officials attempted to reach a payment agreement with the restaurant owners. While the owners acknowledged they owed money, they argued they did not have the funds available, reported the newspaper.
In December of 2012, a Miami-Dade County official ordered the owners pay three times what they owed each employee in addition to administrative costs. The owners did not comply.
The workers sought help from the Department of Labor. After an investigation, the department found the employees were entitled to compensation, but the owners did not comply with the request to pay.
The workers eventually sought an employment lawyer, who filed a federal lawsuit again the restaurateurs, claiming they violated the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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