Mexican Restaurant fined $1.2 million for violations of FLSA

A federal court has issued a judgement for $1.2 million for back wages and damages against the owner and the manager of two Mexican restaurants in Decatur, Illinois based on the court's finding of pervasive violations of the FLSA. The U.S. DOL had investigated the pay practices of these restaurants and found innumerable violations of the FLSA with respect to how the wait staff and kitchen staff were paid by the restaurant.