A federal investigation of the employment practices of the operators of two Cincinnati-area pizza restaurants has identified numerous alleged violations of child labor, overtime and recordkeeping regulations.
In May 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division investigated Mio’s Pizza locations in Cincinnati and Milford and found owners Dan and Leslie Igo allegedly violated several provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
At the Cincinnati location – operated by Stuff It LCC – division investigators found the following:
• 12 minors, under the age of 16, allegedly illegally allowed to use manual fryers, operate gas ovens with an open flame, move pizza in and out of a broiler/conveyor oven and use a mechanical dough puller and sheeter. These activities violate federal hazardous orders that forbid young workers from performing cooking and baking operations.
• 16 minors allegedly assigned to work in violation of hours worked standards.
• One manager allegedly denied required overtime wages because the employer paid them a weekly salary of $584 and improperly claimed they were a salaried manager and exempt from overtime. By law, employers may only claim an exemption from overtime for managers when they meet several duties tests and are paid weekly salaries of more than $684 a week.
At the Milford location – then operated by Black Cat Pizzeria Inc. – investigators identified the following:
• Nine minors, under age 16, also allegedly performing the same...
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