AKRON, OH — An Akron, Ohio restaurant recently agreed to settlement terms with the Department of Labor to resolve claims that the company engaged in systematic wage theft against almost two-dozen workers over the course of several years. Under the resolution, defendant Azteca Restaurante Mexicano Inc. and its named owner will pay a total of $118,000 in back wages with interest and liquidated damages to 21 current and former employees as well as implement a computerized payroll system to prevent future instances of wage theft from occurring.
COLUMBUS — Two local government workers for Cuyahoga County, Ohio recently filed separate federal class action unpaid overtime lawsuits against the county alleging various violations of federal wage and labor laws over unpaid overtime.
COLUMBUS — A pair of former restaurant workers for an Athens, Ohio Buffalo Wild Wings location recently filed an unpaid overtime lawsuit against the site’s parent company over allegations that the company’s managers committed rampant wage theft against front-of-house staff.
A group of former insurance sales agents for Ohio-based SafeAuto recently filed a federal unpaid overtime lawsuit against their employer claiming the company owes them for years of back wages.
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AKRON, Ohio — A pair of former baseball players from the independent Frontier League have filed an unfair wage lawsuit, alleging their pay was below minimum wage and their rights were violated under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The federal lawsuit — filed in Akron, Ohio — claims the semi-pro league takes advantage of players by not […]