After weeks of failing to pay former workers their unpaid wages, Otium restaurant owners distributed checks over the weekend. However, several employees allege that their final paychecks were short by hundreds, and in some cases thousands of dollars, leaving them with outstanding wages and penalties.
After weeks of failing to pay their former workers unpaid wages , owners of now-shuttered Otium distributed checks over the weekend. But several workers say their last paycheck was short hundreds and in some cases thousands of dollars. Maria Ramos Hernandez, a dishwasher at Otium, said the restaurant still owes her at least $2,000. “This is unjust. I worked for them for seven years, washing dishes,” she said in Spanish. “I didn’t get paid for my vacation time.
The restaurant opened with partners that included philanthropist Eli Broad and restaurant entrepreneur Bill Chait, who owned Hollingsworth’s previous barbecue restaurant Barrel & Ashes. On Friday afternoon, Otium announced on Instagram that it would start paying workers over the weekend, telling workers the final checks were available for pickup at the restaurant.
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