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US Department of Labor recovers $167K in back wages, damages for 56 employees denied overtime by Utah restaurant operator
Employer name: Jurassic Street Tacos LLC
Investigation site: 242 East University Parkway Orem, UT 84058
275 North 500 West Provo, UT 84601
3604 Pony Express Parkway Eagle Mountain, UT 84005 (Taco Truck Location)
Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found the street tacos restaurant operator paid straight time for all hours worked and, by doing so, failed to pay overtime for hours over 40 in a workweek violating the Fair Labor Standards Act. The division also discovered the employer did not maintain accurate time records as the law requires.
Back wages recovered: $83,539 in back wages and $83,539 in liquidated damages to 56 workers
Quote: “Jurassic Street Tacos denied its workers their rightful wages by not paying them the overtime premium as required by federal law. Unfortunately, this type of violation is common in the food service industry and deprives too many hard working people of their full pay,” said Wage Hour District Director Kevin Hunt in Salt Lake City. “We encourage employers to contact us to make sure they understand the laws governing pay practices so they can avoid the costly consequences of not complying with the law.”
