Restaurant that took share of waiters' tips -- while paying them $3 an hour -- must return money [View all]
A South Carolina restaurant must pay nearly $76,000 worth of back wages to 10 employees after illegally forcing them to share their tips with the owner and manager, the U.S. Department of Labor said Monday.
An investigation into Sarku Hibachi Grill & Buffet found that the eatery was pocketing a portion of the money that customers gave to its servers, who were paid an hourly wage of $3 or less, authorities said. As a result, those employees ended up working for less than the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, according to the agency.
The restaurant, located in Surfside Beach, also failed to keep a record of cooks’ work hours, the Department of Labor said.
“Restaurant workers are essential workers. They work hard for their tips and rely on them to pay their bills and feed their families,” said Jamie Benefiel, director of the agency’s Wage and Hour Division District in Columbia, S.C.
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