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New Jersey restaurant fined $144,000 for discriminating against employees when working overtime


New Jersey restaurant fined 4,000 for discriminating against employees when working overtime

A Newark restaurant has been fined $144,000 for failing to pay dozens of waiters, cooks and busboys overtime, state officials said. The Swahili Village Bar and Grill company paid back $62,335 in overtime and $62,335 in damages for underpaying 84 workers, the U.S. Department of Labor said in a statement. In addition, the restaurant was […]

Question for Eric: Should I ask my guests at a beach house to bring their own food?


Question for Eric: Should I ask my guests at a beach house to bring their own food?

Dear Eric, My parents have a beautiful beach house by the ocean. I am a middle-aged woman and single mother of two who does not have to pay child support. I would like to invite families to enjoy the beach with us, but do not want the added expense of being a hostess. Even though […]