A federal judge recently entered a consent decree between a Virginia restaurant chain and the Department of Labor to resolve claims that the defendant underpaid dozens of workers across various locations in the Roanoke area.
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.
The United States Department of Labor recently announced that it resolved a wage theft lawsuit with a Blue Springs, Missouri buffet restaurant and that the defendant will compensate all the affected workers by paying due wages and applicable damages.
FENWICK ISLAND, DE — A server for a Delaware beach restaurant recently filed a wage theft lawsuit against the company, claiming managers engaged in rampant and systematic wage theft against wait staff to enrich ownership and management, as well as pay the wages for hourly, non-tip earning workers.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The parent company of an Indiana Chili’s Grill & Bar recently agreed to a $250,000 settlement to resolve claims that the restaurant engaged in systematic wage theft against servers, a violation of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
CHICAGO — A federal judge in Illinois recently hit an Elk Grove Village hibachi restaurant with a $100,000 consent decree to settle allegations that the defendant conspired with underground employment agencies in Chicago to target Hispanic immigrants to work for illegally low wages at buffet and Chinese restaurants.