Southern California Cheesecake Factories cheated 559 janitors out of wages, labor commissioner ...

Southern California Cheesecake Factories cheated 559 janitors out of wages, labor commissioner charges


Cheesecake Factory restaurants in Brea, Irvine, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Mission Viejo, Escondido and San Diego cheated 559 janitorial workers out of their wages, the California Labor Commissioner announced Monday, June 11.

The restaurant chain was found jointly liable with its janitorial subcontractors for $4.57 million in unpaid minimum wages and overtime, meal and rest period violations, as well as damages, waiting-time penalties and a failure to provide itemized pay stubs.

Cheesecake Factory subcontracted its cleaning to Americlean Janitorial Services Corp., a Minneapolis firm doing business as Allied National Services Inc. The workers were then managed by San Diego-based Magic Touch Commercial Cleaning, whose owner Zulma Villegas must pay the $4.57 million, Labor Commissioner Julie Su reported.

After the investigation began in December 2016, Villegas changed her business name to Z’s Commercial Quality Cleaning, which will also be held liable, the commissioner said. Magic Touch also does business as Zulma Villages.

Read more: https://www.pe.com/2018/06/11/southern-california-cheesecake-factories-cheated-559-janitors-out-of-wages-labor-commissioner-charges/