Posted 9/29/2023, 11:06:00 PM

Northern California Subway Franchisees Ordered to Pay $1M for Labor Violations, Sell Stores

Owners of 14 Subway franchises north of San Francisco ordered to pay employees nearly $1M in damages and back pay.
Also ordered to sell or shut down their 14 Subway locations, with sale proceeds going to Dept of Labor.
Owners directed minors to operate dangerous machinery, violated child labor laws.
Owners failed to pay employees regularly, issued bad checks, kept tips.
Owners accused of coercing employees during federal investigation, associate threatened employee over bad check.

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9/29/2023

California Subway Franchisees Ordered to Pay $1 Million for Wage Theft and Labor Law Violations

Subway franchisees in California have been ordered to pay nearly $1 million in back wages and damages after violating child labor laws, stealing employee tips, and failing to pay proper wages.