Eliseo Enterprises, operator of Chile Verde Mexican Grill, also faces child labor violations
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $59,049 in back wages and liquidated damages for 10 workers whose Oklahoma restaurant employer ignored overtime and minimum wage regulations, illegally kept a portion of workers’ tips and allowed minors to work more hours per week than permitted and at times not allowed by the federal child labor laws.
An investigation by the department’s Wage and Hour Division found Eliseo Enterprises LLC, operator of Chile Verde Mexican Grill, paid employees varying amounts of pay without regard to actual hours worked and failed to pay overtime when due. Investigators also learned the employer withheld some tips from the employee tip pool and used them to pay regular wages at the operator’s discretion. Withholding tips from tipped employees led to violations of federal minimum wage regulations. Investigators also found the Oklahoma City restaurant operator did not keep proper time and pay records as required by law.
“Plain and simple, tips are the property of the workers who earn them, and employers cannot withhold tips given to tipped employees regardless of whether or not the employer takes a tip credit,” explained Wage and Hour Division District Director Michael Speer in Oklahoma City. “Many workers in the food service industry and their families depend on being paid all their rightfully earned wages and benefits, and being...
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