A Burlington area grocery store has agreed to pay more than $105,000 in back wages and penalties to resolve allegations that its payroll practices violated Massachusetts wage and hour laws, Attorney General (AG) Martha Coakley recently announced.
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Get Your Report Now!According to the AG’s Office, a former employee of H Mart Boston, LLC, complained in February 2011 that excess time was deducted from his pay for meal breaks. In addition, the employee reported that H Mart was rounding employee hours in a way that shorted their pay.
H Mart fully cooperated with the AG’s investigation, Coakley reported. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, the store will pay restitution to 196 employees and former employees and a penalty to the Commonwealth.