The coleslaw was good but a rather skimpy portion. The pintos were not seasoned well.very bland. The okra was not hot and it was the more heavily battered type.not the type that I had enjoyed here in the past. To my food order, I chose pinto beans, coleslaw, fried okra and hamburger steak with onions, mushrooms and gravy. If I return I am going to dig into this a tad more and find out the truth. If there was now a charge for ice, she should have said something when I asked and it most definitely should not be $1. I really think that she had been caught trying to pocket a buck.most likely under the pretense of a tip of some kind. She mumbled something unintelligible like she was offering an excuse. My response was I had never been charged for ice before and that to please forget about the ice. I questioned her and she said that was because of the cup of ice. When my order was rung up it should come to about $8.85. I had always asked for a cup of ice (really just like getting a glass of water if dining inside) to go with my tea. I ordered my food at the to-go window having done 3 times previously. Workers and employers alike can help ensure hours worked and pay are accurate by downloading the department’s Android Timesheet App for free, which is available in English and Spanish.I have dined here about 1/2 dozen times since this establishment opened back in the summer. Workers can call the Wage and Hour Division confidentially with questions – regardless of their immigration status – and the department can speak with callers in more than 200 languages. Learn more about the Wage and Hour Division, including information about protections for young workers on the department’s YouthRules! website. “In addition to shortchanging workers’ wages, we found The Big Clock of Powdersville allowed minors to work beyond legal limits designed to protect their work experience from jeopardizing their schooling.”īackground: In fiscal year 2021, the Wage and Hour Division recovered more than $34.7 million for more than 29,000 workers in the food service industry.Įmployers can contact the Wage and Hour Division at its toll-free number, 1-866-4-US-WAGE. Employers cannot offset their operating costs and increase their profits by using employees’ earned tips,” said Wage and Hour Division District Director Jamie Benefiel in Columbia, South Carolina. Quote: “Some of the most common restaurant industry wage violations we find involve tips. on a school night, a violation of the child labor provisions of the FLSA.īack wages and liquidated damages owed to workers: $99,731 to 58 employees.Ĭivil money penalties assessed: $2,936 to address the child labor violations. The Big Clock of Powdersville also allowed four minor-aged employees, 14 and 15 years old, to work after 7 p.m. In addition, the employer paid some staff straight-time rates for all hours worked, failing to pay the required half-time rate for hours worked over 40 in a workweek. The employer also made illegal deductions from employees’ pay for uniforms, name tags and other items. Department of Labor investigators found Nick & Ken & Stelios LLC – operators of The Big Clock of Powdersville restaurant in Greenville – kept a portion of its servers’ tips and used that money to offset wages paid to other restaurant staff, a minimum wage violation and one of several violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS)Įmployer: Nick & Ken & Stelios LLC, operating as The Big Clock of Powdersville.Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC).Ombudsman for the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program (EEOMBD).Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP).Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO).Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy (OASP). Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM).Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS).
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