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☷US Department of Labor recovers $77K in wages damages for restaurant workers denied overtime at nine Arkansas and Missouri locations | U S Department of Labor
U.S. Department of Labor ( By Press Release office)
May 04,2022
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US Department of Labor recovers $77K in wages , damages for restaurant workers denied overtime at nine Arkansas and Missouri locations Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers’ operator failed to pay overtime Employer name: 3Pointe Restaurant Group Holdings LLCInvestigation sites: 4507 W Walnut St . , Rogers , AR 72756 1049 N Salem Road , Fayetteville , AR 72704 6800 W Sunset Ave . , Springdale , AR 72762 3511 Highway 412 East , Siloam Springs , AR 72761 1185 Branson Hills Parkway , Branson , MO 65616 1915 W Marler Lane , Ozark , MO 65721 3757 S . Glenstone Ave . , Springfield , MO 65804 2305 N Glenstone Ave . , Springfield , MO 65803 615 W El Camino Alto St . , Springfield , MO 65810Findings: The U . S . Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found 3Pointe Restaurant Group Holdings LLC – doing business as Freddy ' s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers – failed to pay non - exempt restaurant workers for all hours worked . The employer provided workers with a 15 - minute break for every 6 hours of work and required employees to clock out for the breaks but did not pay for the break time . Under the Fair Labor Standards Act , rest periods of short duration , running from 5 minutes to about 20 minutes , are common in industry and must be counted as hours worked . Back wages recovered: $38 , 495 in owed overtime and $38 , 495 in liquidated damages to 213 workersQuote: “Food service workers are some of the nation’s lowest paid workers . They depend upon every dollar earned to make ends meet and the law protects their rights to be paid for all the hours worked , ” said Wage and Hour District Director Hanz Grünauer in Little Rock , Arkansas . “As businesses struggle to find the people they need to be successful , those who fail in their legal obligations to their workers may find it more difficult to retain and recruit workers in the future . ”
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