An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found 89 employees at Red Mesa Restaurant and Red Mesa Cantina in St. Petersburg lost out on tens of thousands of dollars worth of pay after their employer withheld tips to pay for customers who didn’t pay their bills, illegally charged for uniforms, and didn’t pay minimum wage or full overtime for some workers.

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  6. It’s not “unique”. PCA (personal care givers) working in homes? Are “shifted” in three ways…to keep them from qualifying for benefits. First they are payroll. Billing their hours, for a paycheck. Once those hours are “used up”…the PCA is asked if they will bill a smaller amount of hours. Under “respite hours”. Paid directly by their client(s). And the client(s) are reimbursed by the company. Thirdly…a PCA is paid out of pocket, by the client(s)…who receives no reimbursement. In this way? A PCA can work 35 to 70 hours a week, without qualifying for any company benefits.

  11. Working in a restaurant in Florida is ridiculous. Those poor people make $2 an hour and have to hope and pray they’re tipped enough to make a decent wage. I make $15.75 an hour base before tips to do the same job in Oregon. DeSaNtIs 2024 though 🙄🤢🖕

  14. So, how about some more information??? Are they franchised? If so by who? If not, does someone actually own the Red Mesa restaurants reported on? Where (addresses) are they located? How long a period did the violations go on for? Who is responsible now for making sure employees are properly compensated? What is the process for reporting similar violations? I get that the parent company was distressed. However, I suspect that it was because they were caught, in the news, and had to face a federal inquiry. Otherwise, it would have been same old/same old, intentionally/unintentionally, asleep at the switch excuses.

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