Bay Area Subway Franchise Owners Ordered to Pay $1M Over Labor Violations [San Francisco, CA]
San Francisco, California – A resounding verdict from a federal court has ordered the proprietors of 14 Subway outlets across the Bay Area to pay a hefty sum nearing $1 million in back pay and damages to their employees. The court has mandated the owners to either shutter their businesses or sell them, ensuring that […]
Wingstop Franchise Owner Faces Over $3M in Penalties for Wage Theft Violations [Kern County, CA]
Kern County, California – Kern County’s five Wingstop restaurants, all under the ownership of Clinton Lewis, have been slapped with citations amounting to $3,161,606 by the Labor Commissioner’s Office (LCO) for wage theft violations impacting 551 workers. The arrangement involved Lewis establishing separate corporate entities for each of his restaurants, suggesting that they were distinct […]
