Federal investigation recovers $68K in owed wages, damages for 4 Dallas restaurant cooks denied overtime

Summary:

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division conducted an investigation at Rio Bravo Restaurant Inc., operating as Los Balones Sports Bar & Restaurant, and found that the employer failed to comply with federal overtime regulations. Specifically, four cooks were not paid time and one-half their regular rate of pay for hours worked over 40 per week, and the employer paid only straight time for all hours worked, including hours exceeding 40 per week. As a result, the employer was required to pay $34,135 in owed wages and an additional $34,135 in liquidated damages to the four affected workers.