Georgia auto shop owner ordered to pay $40K after paying worker in 91,500 oily pennies.
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The owner of A OK Walker Autoworks in Georgia, Miles Walker, has been ordered by a federal judge to pay $39,934 to nine workers for unpaid overtime and damages. This comes after Walker paid a former employee with 91,500 oily pennies and was accused of retaliation by the U.S. Labor Department. Walker's business was found to have violated overtime provisions of the federal Fair Standards and Labor Act. The judgement also mandates that Walker remove all photographs and references to the former employee from the company's website and social media sites.
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