Restaurant group in Connecticut ordered to pay $370,000 in back wages
Four diners in Connecticut were recently ordered to pay more than $370,000 in back wages and penalties for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime and child labor provisions.
Following an investigation by the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division, it was found a diner in New Haven and three Athenian restaurants in MIddletown, Milford and Waterbury were allowing employees to work between 50 and 66 hours per week without overtime wages and also letting underage workers use meat slicing and chopping equipment.
The FLSA does not permit employees under the age of 18 to use dangerous equipment, and employers must pay time and a half for those working over 40 hours.
"When employers do not pay their workers correctly, they are also hurting those businesses that do pay their employees properly," said Neil Patrick, district director of the wage and hour Division in Hartford.
Employers can make sure they are keeping the playing field level by following state labor laws and using timekeeping systems that help managers correctly process payroll. A simple timeclock can ensure businesses correctly compensate workers for their time attendance, while simultanerously generating accounts for recordkeeping purposes.
Following an investigation by the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division, it was found a diner in New Haven and three Athenian restaurants in MIddletown, Milford and Waterbury were allowing employees to work between 50 and 66 hours per week without overtime wages and also letting underage workers use meat slicing and chopping equipment.
The FLSA does not permit employees under the age of 18 to use dangerous equipment, and employers must pay time and a half for those working over 40 hours.
"When employers do not pay their workers correctly, they are also hurting those businesses that do pay their employees properly," said Neil Patrick, district director of the wage and hour Division in Hartford.
Employers can make sure they are keeping the playing field level by following state labor laws and using timekeeping systems that help managers correctly process payroll. A simple timeclock can ensure businesses correctly compensate workers for their time attendance, while simultanerously generating accounts for recordkeeping purposes.
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