Government alleges he threatened to deport employees, violated child labor laws
The U.S. Department of Labor is suing Sacramento City Councilman Sean Loloee for a variety of labor violations as owner of the local Viva Supermarket chain.
The federal government alleges that Loloee threatened to deport employees who cooperated with an investigation into his grocery stores, underpaid employees and employed minors in hazardous occupations, The Sacramento Bee reported. He’s been in the feds’ crosshairs for more than a decade – investigators in 2009 determined that Loloee and his companies violated federal laws regarding overtime compensation, minimum wage, child labor and recordkeeping, according to the lawsuit.
“After each investigation, Defendant Loloee agreed to future compliance and to pay back wages owed,” the lawsuit states. “Despite these promises, the Secretary’s third and most recent investigation not only revealed flagrant ongoing violations of the (Fair Labor Standards Act), but that Defendant Loloee sought kickbacks from his employees who had received back wage payments in resolution of prior investigations.”
In 2020, the federal government ordered him to pay $35,423 in back wages, which he did, the complaint says. However, the lawsuit alleges he later coerced employees to return the back wages. According to the lawsuit, he had people impersonate investigators to gather information from his employees and identify which ones cooperated, threatening them with “...
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