The owner of a Thai restaurant chain in Los Angeles has been ordered to pay over seven figures in back wages and damages to 83 employees.
of an investigation into a Los Angeles restaurant chain's payment practices, recovering a total of $1,651,550 in back wages from a single owner.
TODAY.com reached out to Boonyindee, Ocha Classic and Vim for comment but hasn’t heard back as of this writing. Boonyindee was ordered to pay $825,775 in overtime back wages and an equal amount in damages, for a total of $1.6 million. The division also added a $62,167 civil money penalty because of the"the willful nature of Boonyindee’s violations," according to the agency. Itbased on a specific set of criteria to deter offenses like them from happening in the future.
The federal agency recovered wages from smaller establishments, like North Carolina-area restaurant Jay’s Kitchen, owned by Mugen Inc., which, as well as from larger, more recognizable chains, like Krispy Kreme.
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