Regina Pizzeria in Lynbrook has been ordered to pay more than $178,000 in back wages, damages, and penalties. Credit: Danielle Silverman
A Lynbrook pizzeria has been ordered to pay more than $178,000 in back wages, damages and civil penalties for failing to pay employees overtime following a federal investigation, according to the U.S. Labor Department.
Regina’s Pizzeria — also listed as Lynbrook Pizza & Pasta Inc. in court documents — and its owner Nunzio DiLorenzo, were ordered by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York to pay $84,160 in back wages, the same $84,160 amount in damages to impacted workers, and more than $9,600 in civil penalties due to "the violations’ willful nature," according to the Labor Department.
A total of 17 impacted employees are to be paid anywhere from $57 on the low end all the way up to $31,821, with most employees scheduled to receive hundreds or thousands of dollars each, according to court documents.
"This matter was settled with the Department of Labor rather than having protracted litigation," Jasmine Patel, an attorney representing Regina's said in an emailed statement regarding the order. "The clients have not admitted any fault. Our clients are in compliance with the wage and hour laws." An employee at the pizzeria said the owner, DiLorenzo, was not on site.
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