The Massachusetts Attorney General's office reports fining the Red Hat, 9 Bowdoin St. $79,790 for "violating the state’s wage and hour and earned sick time laws."
The money includes both penalties and restitution for 15 workers.
As part of the investigation, the AG’s Office issued demands to the employer asking for payroll and time keeping records to which the business failed to fully respond. The investigation revealed that employees were regularly underpaid, paid late, or not paid for all the hours that they worked.
The bar was cited for similar offenses in September, 2019. In January, it was cited for failing to provide records to the state.
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Next on the "permanently closed" list?
By Gary C
Thu, 10/08/2020 - 11:12am
Sounds like they are suffering.
They are one of the oldest bars in the city
By BostonDog
Thu, 10/08/2020 - 11:15am
So if they go under they'd join the long list of historic locations to close within the past year.
Just because their status of the oldest
By pesao
Thu, 10/08/2020 - 12:21pm
Institutions they should be abusing the hard working class. Close it forever and these workers I’m sure will be able to get a better employer int the future. These owners should somehow be put on a list of some sort and be investigated for any other businesses that they might have.
Not everything that is 'old'
By roadman
Thu, 10/08/2020 - 12:44pm
is historic.
Workforce that kept it going
By anon
Thu, 10/08/2020 - 7:54pm
Workforce that kept it going is gone. Like so many other places. Adam can you find us some happy news/photos? I need to laugh. Laughter is healthy.
Sounds like a hefty fine
By Kyleigh
Thu, 10/08/2020 - 11:58am
Sounds like a hefty fine for an already suffering economy. That’s a low blow to hand them a fine like that.
Yes, but ...
By adamg
Thu, 10/08/2020 - 1:35pm
The first time they were nabbed for this was last fall, when Covid-19 was Not a Thing.
Guess I
By Kyleigh
Thu, 10/08/2020 - 4:46pm
Guess I should have read the report before commenting!
Low blow?
By tblade
Thu, 10/08/2020 - 1:39pm
What’s lower then an employer stiffing workers on earned wages multiple times?
How dare we penalize employers
By fungwah
Thu, 10/08/2020 - 1:57pm
just because they - *checks notes* - don't pay their workers?
Why, in this economy, those workers should be thankful to have jobs where they even get a promise of getting paid!
It's a particular cruelty to
By yrennalf
Thu, 10/08/2020 - 3:04pm
It's a particular cruelty to steal from your workers in an already suffering economy. No sympathy.
Wage theft
By Jay Pee
Thu, 10/08/2020 - 1:46pm
Our laws need to take wage theft more seriously. How much time would one of those workers face if they took $100 from the till?
Do these fines go to make the
By NewAlt
Thu, 10/08/2020 - 3:25pm
Do these fines go to make the workers whole? Will the pond scum management who thought it was okay to rip off their workers really just get away with paying this fine? Paying someone late, or not at all, could cause really serious problems in their life. Employers who do this should be liable for all the damage their actions cause.
Maybe
By cybah
Thu, 10/08/2020 - 5:40pm
Maybe they should close and reopen as Ubuntu?
please
By BostonDog
Thu, 10/08/2020 - 6:56pm
Slackware
Embezzling vs. wage theft
By anon
Thu, 10/08/2020 - 6:20pm
People charged with embezzlement can go to jail. The should be an option with wage theft, especially for repeat offenders. It would be a real deterrent. Unpaid wages, stolen tips and ignoring overtime regs are endemic to the hospitality business.
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