A federal court has entered a consent judgment and order requiring six Connecticut restaurants and their owners to pay a total of $858,191 in back wages and liquidated damages to 105 employees after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation determined the employees were being denied proper compensation in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
The restaurants are required to pay back wages, withheld tips and liquidated damages owed for all remaining claims, including those for minimum wage, tip pool and other overtime violations.
“These employers”™ pay practices deprived workers of the full, hard-earned wages and tips on which they depend to help them support themselves and their families,” said Wage and Hour Division District Director Donald Epifano in Hartford. “While these types of violations are common in the restaurant industry unfortunately, they can be prevented with knowledge and compliance with the law.”
The restaurants cited by the court are:
Ӣ 1077 LLC, owner of The Scena Wine Bar and Restaurant in Darien
Ӣ SL Restaurant Group LLC, owner of 55 Wine Bar in Fairfield
Ӣ Greenwich Avenue Restaurant LLC, owner of Sundown in Greenwich
Ӣ Siguenza LLC, owner of Cava Wine Bar and Restaurant in New Canaan
Ӣ 1104 Chapel Street LLC, owner of Harvest Wine Bar and Restaurant in New Haven
Ӣ 36 Railroad Place LLC, owner of Harvest Wine Bar and Restaurant Westport in Westport.
