US Department of Labor recovers nearly $369K in wages, damages for 16 workers denied overtime pay by prominent Oahu restaurant

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The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has recovered $368,992 in back wages and damages for 16 employees of an Oahu restaurant, Restaurant Suntory, owned by Japan's largest brewing and distilling company, Suntory Holdings. The restaurant denied overtime wages to salaried cooks and chefs, some of whom worked up to 70 hours per week, despite being legally entitled to it. The division recovered $184,496 in unpaid overtime and an equal amount in liquidated damages for the affected employees. Additionally, the department assessed Suntory $12,105 in civil money penalties for its reckless disregard of the Fair Labor Standards Act.