Indiana restaurant operator ordered to pay $78K in back wages, liquidated damages to 13 employees after coercing workers to return wages in 2021 

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Title: El Capitan Seafood & Mexican Restaurant Ordered to Pay $78,799 in Back Wages and Damages to 13 Workers

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The US Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division conducted an investigation at El Capitan Seafood & Mexican Restaurant in Hobart, Indiana, and found that the restaurant did not pay employees proper overtime compensation between June 2019 and June 2021. The employer, Richard Serrano, and the restaurant's manager, Luis Fernando Jimenez, agreed to pay back wages and damages but later coerced workers to return the payments. The court ordered the restaurant to pay $78,799 in back wages and damages, and assessed a civil money penalty of $7,931 for willful FLSA violations. The employer has agreed to future compliance with federal wage laws and will provide accurate pay stubs and install a time clock to record hours worked.