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Company: Hot Wing Holdings Group, Inc. et al dba Wingstop
Penalty: $1,700,000
Year: 2024
Date: September 16, 2024
Offense Group: employment-related offenses
Primary Offense: wage and hour violation
Violation Description: The operators of five Wingstop locations agreed to pay $1.7 million to resolve allegations of wage theft. The investigation revealed that, between 2019 and 2022, five Wingstop businesses were each operating as separate corporate entities, although one owner operated each site and shared employees between the multiple locations. By treating each location as a separate employer, the Wingstop franchise was able to pay workers the lower minimum wage rate designated for smaller employers with 25 or fewer employees.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: California Labor Commissioner's Office
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: California
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