DOL sues Tulsa, Okla.-based Mexican restaurant group, owner to recover $1 million in unpaid wages for employees
10/25/2012 11:00 AM EDT
The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit against Tulsa-based El Tequila LLC and owner Carlos Aguirre after an investigation by the department's Wage and Hour Division found that the defendants violated the Fair Labor Standards Act's minimum wage, overtime and record-keeping provisions. These violations resulted in a total of approximately $1 million in unpaid wages owed to 221 kitchen and wait staff, hosts and bussers at four restaurant locations.
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