Worcester restaurant cited $11K for wage and hour violations
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Attorney General Maura Healey's office has cited a Worcester restaurant for wage violations.
Worcester’s Shangri-La and its owner have been cited more than $11,000 for failure to comply with state wage and hour laws, Attorney General Maura Healey announced Thursday.
The AG’s office announced that it had cited J.P. Alliance, Inc. d/b/a Shangri-La and its president, Xinchun Jiang, for failure to make timely payment of wages, failure to furnish a suitable paystub, failure to pay minimum wage, failure to keep true and accurate records, violating the tip payment statute and failure to furnish records for inspection. The AG’s Office ordered Jiang and his business to pay more than $6,000 in restitution to their workers and nearly $5,000 in penalties. The restaurant is located at 50 Front St. in downtown Worcester.
Healey said in a statement that employers must comply with these wage laws.
“Low-wage workers often live paycheck to paycheck, and wage theft threatens the well-being of them and their families. Our office will continue to advocate on behalf of exploited workers and do all we can to ensure they are treated fairly,” she said.
The AG’s Office started an investigation after receiving two complaints alleging that employees of the restaurant were not paid wages owed to them and that their rates of pay fell below the state mandated minimum wage.
The investigation reportedly found that the company was not keeping the appropriate records, not furnishing paystubs and was paying its employees on a monthly basis. In addition, the owner and his wife, who was also a manager, were illegally retaining tips that should have been distributed to the service staff, according to the AG’s office.
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