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UNITE HERE Local 11, who represents over 32,000 workers employed in hotels, restaurants, airports, sports arenas, and convention centers throughout Southern California and Arizona, has accused the recently closed Marnia Del Rey restuarant, Tony P's Dockside Grill, of Wage Theft.
In a letter to California Labor Commissioner Lilia Garcia-Brower, from UNITE HERE Staff Attorney Juan Fernando Luna requests an investigation into the Compliance with Wage and Hour Laws at Rick Caruso-Owned Tony P’s Dockside Grill
The letter states that workers at Tony P's have reported that throughout their employment they regularly missed rest breaks and meal periods to which they are legally entitled and were not provided with premium pay and that workers worked off-the-clock without compensation.
"The Restaurant's former employees report that they were unable to take rest and meal breaks because of excessive workload demands, a failure to provide coverage to enable breaks, and other practices. According to these former workers, supervisors knew or should have known that employees were unable to take rest breaks and meal periods. Tony P’s apparently failed to institute an adequate policy or process for authorizing and permitting the required rest breaks. The Restaurant also allegedly failed to provide meal periods to employees who worked more than five hours. Instead, employees reportedly labored through their legally required rest breaks and meal periods without premium pay, and as result, received inaccurate wage statements. This practice potentially violates the Wage Order and Labor Code section 226. It also constitutes an unfair business practice under California law"
The full letter can be viewed here
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