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TexasTowelie

(116,493 posts) Wed May 2, 2018, 12:45 AM May 2018

These 24 N.J. gas stations stiffed workers out of $2M in wages, OT pay

Owners of 24 gas stations in New Jersey will have to pay attendants more than $2 million in back compensation for failing to pay workers minimum wage and overtime since January 2017.

The federal Department of Labor's Wage and Hours Division found the stations violated fair labor regulations for 87 employees and failed to keep accurate time and payroll records, the agency said Monday.

"The Wage and Hour Division works to ensure that employees receive the wages they have rightfully earned," said the Charlene Rachor, WHD's Southern New Jersey District Office Director.

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More than $1.4 million of the back pay is owed by one owner, Manjit Guleria, who operate five of the listed Citgo stations and the Merchantville Lukoil. The Department of Labor's investigation showed Guleria required employees to work at least 10 hours a day, seven days a week, authorities said.

Read more: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2018/05/attendants_at_24_nj_gas_stations_stiffed_more_than.html

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These 24 N.J. gas stations stiffed workers out of $2M in wages, OT pay (Original Post) TexasTowelie May 2018 OP

Fuckers. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2018 #1

Hope some management heads roll. Laffy Kat May 2018 #2

I hope that the employees are fully compensated Sherman A1 May 2018 #3

I used to live in NJ. IIRC, there is a state law that prohibits people stopbush May 2018 #4

PoindexterOglethorpe

(26,607 posts)

1. Fuckers.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Wed May 2, 2018, 02:14 AM

May 2018

Laffy Kat

(16,515 posts)

2. Hope some management heads roll.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Wed May 2, 2018, 02:22 AM

May 2018

Assholes.

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

3. I hope that the employees are fully compensated

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Wed May 2, 2018, 05:30 AM

May 2018

With interest and for this despicable behavior by the employers. In cases like these I also believe a stiff jail sentence should be imposed on the responsible parties.

This wag theft is no different than someone driving off without paying for their gasoline of a purchase inside and certainly those would include criminal charges.

stopbush

(24,622 posts)

4. I used to live in NJ. IIRC, there is a state law that prohibits people

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Wed May 2, 2018, 09:51 AM

May 2018

from self pumping their gas. It has to be done by an attendant/employee of the gas station. That’s got to add a ton of overhead to the business model. Doesn’t justify stiffing employees.

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