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Feds recover $2.3M in LI wage violations

Originally published: November 29, 2011 7:11 PM
Updated: November 29, 2011 10:46 PM
By CARRIE MASON-DRAFFEN  carrie.mason-draffen@newsday.com

Quick ReadMore than 30 restaurants agreed to pay the back wages for 578 workers and fines of $202,315 for "willful and repeated" violations, the U.S. Labor Department said.

A federal initiative to get back pay for

Photo credit: iStock | A federal initiative to get back pay for restaurant employees, primarily in Long Island's pizza and pasta venues, has recovered $2.3 million for 578 workers.

A federal initiative targeting Long Island's pizza and pasta restaurants for minimum-wage and overtime violations has recovered $2.3 million in back wages for 578 restaurant workers, the U.S. Labor Department announced Tuesday.

More than 30 restaurants agreed to pay the back wages and fines of $202,315 for "willful and repeated" violations, the department said in announcing the tally.

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