DOL Recovers $732K in Back Wages for 31 Florida Restaurant Workers

NewsData.io · United States · Sep 5, 2026

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division recovered $732,976 for 31 employees of Miyako Japanese Buffet in Pompano Beach, Florida, after finding the operator, Lucky King LLC, failed to pay required overtime and minimum wages under the FLSA. Workers were paid fixed monthly salaries of $1,000–$3,000 despite routinely exceeding 40-hour workweeks, and the employer also failed to maintain required payroll records. The case reinforces that salaried compensation structures do not automatically exempt employers from federal overtime and recordkeeping obligations — a compliance signal relevant to staffing agencies and their restaurant and hospitality clients.