![]() Employers cannot offset their operating costs and increase their profits by using employees’ earned tips,” said Wage and Hour Division District Director Jamie Benefiel in Columbia, South Carolina. Quote: “Some of the most common restaurant industry wage violations we find involve tips. on a school night, a violation of the child labor provisions of the FLSA.īack wages and liquidated damages owed to workers: $99,731 to 58 employees.Ĭivil money penalties assessed: $2,936 to address the child labor violations. The Big Clock of Powdersville also allowed four minor-aged employees, 14 and 15 years old, to work after 7 p.m. In addition, the employer paid some staff straight-time rates for all hours worked, failing to pay the required half-time rate for hours worked over 40 in a workweek. The employer also made illegal deductions from employees’ pay for uniforms, name tags and other items. Department of Labor investigators found Nick & Ken & Stelios LLC – operators of The Big Clock of Powdersville restaurant in Greenville – kept a portion of its servers’ tips and used that money to offset wages paid to other restaurant staff, a minimum wage violation and one of several violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS)Įmployer: Nick & Ken & Stelios LLC, operating as The Big Clock of Powdersville.Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC).Ombudsman for the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program (EEOMBD).Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP).Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO).Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy (OASP).Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM).Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS).Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP).Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP).Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs (OCIA).Office of Administrative Law Judges (OALJ).Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).Employment and Training Administration (ETA).Employees' Compensation Appeals Board (ECAB). ![]()
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