Labor Dept.: Massachusetts, New Hampshire Frozen Yogurt Business Pays $10K in Punitive Damages, $1,978 in Back Pay to Employee Who Asserted Their Rights to Tips
March 07, 2024
March 07, 2024
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release:
When the owner of three Tutti Frutti frozen yogurt shops in Massachusetts and New Hampshire terminated an employee who asserted their rights to the tips they had earned, the company violated anti-retaliation provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and found themselves facing costly consequences after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation.
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When the owner of three Tutti Frutti frozen yogurt shops in Massachusetts and New Hampshire terminated an employee who asserted their rights to the tips they had earned, the company violated anti-retaliation provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and found themselves facing costly consequences after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation.
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