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Aspen restaurant couple settles with Labor Department over back wages ($119,306 + $80,694)
http://www.aspentimes.com/news/13732973-113/labor-wages-department-aspen
Aspen restaurateurs Craig and Samantha Cordts-Pearce have settled a lawsuit the U.S. Department of Labor filed against them early this year over $119,306 in back wages owed to more than 100 past and present employees, a U.S. District Court consent judgment says.
In addition to the settlement to pay back wages, the Cordts-Pearces also agreed to pay $80,694 in liquidated damages to the employees, according to the judgment, which was filed by the court in June. The lawsuit was filed in February and the couple signed the agreement in May.
The Cordts-Pearces did not return telephone voice and text messages Monday. The Aspen Times located the documents last week while conducting follow-up research on the Labor Department’s lengthy investigation into violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act committed by more than three dozen local businesses.
Snip: In all, 45 businesses were audited from 2011 to 2013 and 39 of them were cited for violations. The audits resulted in about $500,000 back wages for 1,000 employees.
FULL story at link.