Employer: Mcdreams Enterprises Inc., operating as Zaxby’s
1660 441 Historic Highway N
Clarkesville, GA 30523
Investigation findings: U.S. Department of Labor investigators found the employer allowed 19 employees – 14- and 15-year-olds – to work outside of legally allowed hours, a violation of the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Specifically, the employer let the minors work during school hours, more than three hours on a school day and more than eight hours on a non-school day, more than 18 hours during a school week and before 7 a.m. or after 7 p.m.
The division also discovered the employer allowed 15-year-old employees to operate a deep fryer without automatic controls to lift the fry basket in and out of the hot oil or grease, a prohibited task for minors as detailed in the FLSA’s child labor standards provisions.
Investigators also learned Mcdreams Enterprises Inc. failed to meet the minimum weekly salary of $684 for two general managers. By doing so, the employer lost its right to claim an overtime exemption for these employees and owed them a time-and-a-half rate of pay for hours over 40 in a workweek.
Civil money penalties assessed: $15,979 to address child labor violations.
Back wages and liquidated damages recovered: $1,177 for two employees.
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