New York City Restaurant Violated State Labor Laws
Recently, more than 800 workers at nine restaurants were awarded $2.3 million in back wages. The recovery amount was the largest collection in a single case in the New York State Labor Department’s history. The popular Ollie’s Noodle Shops in New York City was one of the restaurant chains named, with some employees owed up to $30,000. According to a recent article in Business Week, the restaurants violated numerous labor laws, including those dealing with minimum wage and overtime.
The New York State Department of Labor plans on conducting worker’s rights seminars at each of the restaurants to explain the rights that workers have under state and Federal laws. This case is the most recent example of the department’s stepped up efforts to crack down on labor law violations in New York.
