labor laws

Court Orders Gargan To Pay $132K After Alleged Labor Laws Violations

A federal court has ruled that New York-based trainer Danny Gargan must pay $132,631 in back wages and damages to 52 employees. According to a press release issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, Gargan failed to pay his workers overtime wages they had earned. The fine includes an assessment of $37,368 in civil money penalties for what the Department of Labor is calling a "willful wage theft and for falsifying records in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act." "The defendants took advantage of their employees by underpaying them...

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