U.S. Department of Labor issued the following announcement on May 26.
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) Food Management Partners – based in San Antonio, Texas – has paid $1.3 million to 3,000 employees for violations of the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
WHD found the restaurant management company – which does business as Hometown Buffet, Old Country Buffet, Ryan’s, and other brands in the U.S. – missed payroll in March 2020, and by doing so, failed to pay required minimum wage and overtime wages to 3,000 employees at more than 75 locations.
“Employers must pay their employees all the wages they have legally earned,” said Wage and Hour District Director Cynthia Ramos in San Antonio, Texas. “The results of this investigation should send a strong message to all employers that the Wage and Hour Division will continue to protect workers’ rights and level the playing field for employers. We encourage employers to reach out to us and to use the many tools we provide to help them understand their responsibilities.”
WHD worked to identify employees nationwide affected by the missed payroll. Both hourly and salaried personnel at more than 75 locations were affected. Food Management Partners and its representatives cooperated throughout the investigation, and paid all of the workers what they were owed.
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