News Brief
Labor Department recovers nearly $24K in back overtime, minimum wage for 2 front desk workers of Jackson, Michigan hotel operators
Employers: Dada Guru Hospitality Inc. operating as Quality Inn, Jackson, Michigan
Prakash Patel
Pratyush Patel
Actions: U.S. Department of Labor Fair Labor Standards Act consent judgment
Courts: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Court Action: The U.S. Department of Labor recovered $11,969.50 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages for a total of $23,939 for two front desk employees. An investigation by the Wage and Hour Division found Dada Guru Hospitality Inc. and its owner/operators Prakash Patel and Pratyush Patel paid two front desk workers a flat monthly rate ‒ regardless of the number of hours worked ‒ resulting in minimum wage and overtime violations.
Dada Guru Hospitality Inc. operates 11 hotels in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.
Quote: “Two workers will now receive the wages they rightfully earned from their employer. The Fair Labor Standards Act has required the payment of overtime for most employees for hours over 40 in a workweek for decades,” said Wage and Hour District Director Mary O’Rourke in Grand Rapids. “The department will continue to hold employers responsible when they fail to abide by the law.”
Background: Learn more about the Wage and Hour Division, a search tool to use if you think you may be owed back wages collected by the division and how to file an online complaint. For confidential compliance assistance, employees and employers can call the agency’s toll-free helpline at 866-4US-WAGE (487-9243), regardless of where they are from.
Download the agency’s new Timesheet App for iOS and Android devices – also available in Spanish – to ensure hours and pay are accurate.
United States Department of Labor v. Dada Guru Hospitality Inc.
