A Bethpage-based catering company has settled a federal lawsuit alleging labor violations by agreeing to pay $93,110 in back wages, damages and interest to 14 employees. 
The U.S. Department of Labor filed the suit against Sterling Caterers & Restaurant in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York after investigators found evidence that found the company violated the Fair Labor Standards Act, including minimum wage, overtime pay and record-keeping requirements.
The suit claimed the company owed the employees $61,667 in back wages, $30,833 in liquidated damages and $610 in post-judgment interest.
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Federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour as well as time and one-half of regular hourly rates per hour they work beyond 40 hours weekly. Employers are prohibited from retaliating against employees who exercise their rights.
Also named in the suit were two principals of the company, Parkash Lal Raj and Kashi Suchdeve.
“When employees are deprived of their rightful wages, employers should know that the Labor Department will not hesitate to take legal action if necessary to recover those back wages,” Irv Miljoner, director of the Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division for the Long Island division, said in a statement.
“Employers are prohibited from retaliating against employees who exercise their rights.”
yeah, right. should be smooth sailing for the sacrificial lambs who reported this and still work for parkash and kashi.
its great to see a couple of american businessmen upholding the ideals of this country.
congratulations! too many of these criminal business owners on long island. i understand wanting to make money but they constantly do it off the backs of others illegally. than fire them if they talk back. these same business owners use the law for tax breaks to help themselves. always the same with these schmucks use the law when it benefits them but take advantage of others doing so. 99 percent of them are republican. coincidence?