Feds Accuse Tierra Colombiana and Mixto of Failing to Pay Overtime
The U.S. Department of Labor says the restaurants incriminated themselves in their own handbook.
L: Tierra Colombiana | Photo via Google Street View
The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a Fair Labor Standards Act complaint against Mixto and Tierra Colombiana, alleging that the Latin American restaurants failed to pay their employees overtime.
According to the filing, the popular Philadelphia eateries gave their workers a handbook that explicitly laid out their no-overtime policy: “Mixto/Tierra Colombiana does not pay overtime. Every extra hour will be paid as a regular salary.” The federal government also accused Mixto and Tierra Colombiana of not keeping records of their workers’ wages and hours. Read more »
