Bay Area Subway Franchise Owners Ordered to Pay $1 Million in Back Wages and Sell Stores
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Subway franchise owners in the Bay Area have been ordered to pay nearly $1 million in back wages and damages to employees, including children as young as 14, who were subjected to dangerous working conditions and wage theft. The owners were found to have issued bad checks, stolen tips, and coerced employees not to cooperate with the investigation. The court also ordered the owners to shut down their businesses. The investigation covered 14 Subway locations in the Bay Area.
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- 'Grateful something has actually been done': Local Subway franchisee fined $1 million, ordered to sell businesses The Santa Rosa Press Democrat
- 14 Subway sandwich shops in Bay Area owe workers back pay, judge rules San Francisco Chronicle
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