Kings' Owners to Pay $424,000 in Back Wages and Liquidated Damages to 409 Underpaid Workers
The Lyons Group, owners of a group of restaurants in the Boston area, have agreed to pay proper wages to 409 employees.
A group of Boston-area restaurants and their owners, Patrick Lyons and Edward Sparks, have come to an agreement to pay $424,000 to 409 employees for Fair Labor Standards Act violations. Out of the amount, $212,000 will be in back wages and "liquidated damages." Kings in Dedham is one of the restaurants listed. According to an investigation that was done by the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division, employees at Kings were not compensated for all work hours. Usually when an employee works over 40 hours, they are suppose to receive time and one-half their regular rate. The investigation found that these employees were only paid the regular rate. “Utilizing contract labor providers does not absolve employers from their …
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Dan O'Neil
5:28 pm on Friday, December 14, 2012
Here is the thing, If I entered Korea illegally I'd be put to years of hard labor, in india or Iran either imprisoned or executed, If I illegally came here I get a tax free business for 7 years, health insurance food stamps and a drivers license. There is something wrong with this country if we are giving this out to someone breaking the law and not filling jobs for people who save lives. I know … more ›