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US Department of Labor recovers $101K for 36 workers denied full minimum wage, overtime pay by 3 Baton Rouge area employers

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NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $101,125 in back wages from three Baton Rouge area Japanese restaurants after a federal investigation found federal minimum wage and overtime violations.  The department’s Wage and Hour Division investigated the pay practices of Gulfcoast Restaurant Group LLC, operating as Umami Japanese Bistro in Baton Rouge; Geishaville LLC, doing business as Geisha, Sushi with a Flair in Prairieville; and Chopstix LLC, operating as Geisha, Sushi with a Flair in Denham Springs. The three restaurants share the same owners. At Umami Japanese Bistro, division investigators found that servers were required to share their tips with non-tipped kitchen

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