Employers denied full wages, retaliated against workers
Employers:
Point Pleasant Associates Inc., Owner Bidiawatie Singh and company officer Surjeet Singh
355 McKinley Ave. Edison, New Jersey 08050
Investigation sites:
Spirit Gas Station, 14 South NY Ave., Absecon, New Jersey 08205
Sun Petro Gas, 101 Absecon Blvd., Absecon, New Jersey 08201
Delta Gas, 734 W. White Horse Pike, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey 08215
Investigation findings: The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey entered a consent judgment on Oct. 5, 2022, ordering the employers to pay back wages as well as liquidated and punitive damages to six workers, in response to a complaint filed by the U.S. Department of Labor. The department’s action follows an investigation by its Wage and Hour Division that found the operators of three full-service gas stations in New Jersey – who sometimes required attendants to work 12-hour days, seven days a week – failed to pay the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour and overtime rates for hours over 40 in a workweek. Division investigators also determined the employers directed employees to sign false statements submitted to the division in an attempt to disguise their unlawful pay practices. These actions violated the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Back wages/damages recovered:
$107,149 in back wages
$107,149 in liquidated damages
$12,000 in punitive damages
Workers Affected: Six
Penalties paid: $3,702 in civil money penalties
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