OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Employees from six Omaha bars, restaurants, and live music venues owned by the same LLC are being awarded thousands of dollars in back wages as the result of a federal investigation.
The U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday that it had recovered $272,163 in overtime back wages for 133 workers employed at six Maven Act II LLC establishments around the city: Alice and Barnato, both located in west Omaha; and The Berry & Rye, Laka Lomo Rum Club, Via Farina, and Wicked Rabbit, all located downtown. The LLC also owns a mobile bar service called Maven Bar and Maven Ice, a commercial ice company.
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The average amount in back wages owed ranges from about $1,275 to $3,255 per employee.
Additionally, the LLC was also fined $6,930 for its several violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act, from calculating overtime on wrong pay rates to not maintaining any time sheets for about eight months starting in May 2020.
“Servers and bartenders are often among our nation’s lowest-paid workers. Making a living by depending on busy shifts and customers’ whims is hard enough, without being forced to overcome employers who fail to pay them as the law requires,” said Marietta Taylor, the DOL Wage and Hour Division District Director in Des Moines, Iowa. “Our investigation found Maven Act II LLC misused its tip pool...
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