Gotham Pizza is alleged to have underpaid nearly a dozen employees, along with withholding overtime pay and tips, according to NY Attorney General Letitia James.
pizzeria has been ordered to pay $175,000 to nearly a dozen employees after being accused of knowingly and intentionally underpaying workers, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Friday., which has three locations in Manhattan, and its owner Michael Shamailov, didn't pay at least 10 employees proper minimum wage, overtime pay, and tips at its three locations in Manhattan.
An investigation found that the workers were paid between $6 and $10 per hour when they should have been paid $11 to $15. Workers also did not get paid any overtime after working more than 40 hours per week and did not receive full tips. "No matter how you slice it, fair pay is not a suggestion — it’s the law," said Attorney General James. "For years, Gotham Pizza took advantage of its hard-working employees by failing to pay them for their work.