US Department of Labor recovers $901K in back wages, damages for 75 grocery store workers denied overtime pay by employer

Summary:

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recovered $901,625 in back wages and liquidated damages for 75 workers at La Primavera Store Inc., a Florida-based grocery store enterprise. The employer was found to have wrongly exempted employees from eligibility for overtime pay, violating the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Additionally, the employer was found to have employed two 15-year-old workers outside of legally allowed hours, resulting in a $1,582 civil money penalty. The Division emphasizes the importance of protecting workers' rights to their full wages, benefits, and protections, and encourages workers to use online resources to determine if they are owed back wages.