Casa Tequila in Pewaukee Found Guilty of Shortchanging Workers $272K in Wages

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Casa Tequila in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, has been found by federal authorities to have denied wages and tips to 110 employees and hired three minors to work longer and later hours than allowed by law. The U.S. Department of Labor determined that Casa Tequila violated several federal regulations, including operating an invalid tip pool, failing to pay proper overtime rates, and miscalculating overtime wages. The restaurant owes a total of $272,177 in back wages to the affected employees.
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- Casa Tequila in Pewaukee shortchanged workers $272k in wages: Feds TMJ4 News
- finds Wisconsin restaurant operator shortchanged more than 100 employees more than $272K in wages | U.S. Department of Labor US Department of Labor
- Owner of Casa Tequila restaurants owes more than $272,000 in back wages BizTimes Milwaukee
- Casa Tequila owes over $272K in back wages to more than 100 employees, Labor Department finds WDJT
- Wisconsin restaurant owner owes more than $270K in employee back pay, violated child labor laws wpr.org
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