LA City Attorney Goes After Carl's Jr. For Not Paying Minimum Wage
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) —The city of Los Angeles has filed a lawsuit accusing Carl's Jr. of paying some of its employees under minimum wage.
The lawsuit is seeking more than a $1.4 million fine from the fast food chain because it allegedly did not pay 37 workers the accurate wage.
The California minimum wage was increased to $10.50 per hour on January 1, 2017 for businesses with 26 or more employees.
City Attorney Mike Feuer says it happened at seven different Carl's Jr. locations in the city.
Paying #workers minimum wage is not optional in #LosAngeles! 37 alleged ripped-off employees represents 7% of #carlsjr's LA workforce. #news https://t.co/zaBBxl4E4O
— The Office of Mike Feuer, L.A. City Attorney (@CityAttorneyLA) June 26, 2017
Carl's Jr. released a statement saying that it made an inadvertent payroll error and that all employees have since been paid.
A spokesperson for the burger chain also called the fine unreasonable and unconstitutional because some of the fine would not go to the employees.