Instead, the suit alleges that the casino simply paid employees 1½ times a lower service rate for overtime hours. In addition, the workers allege that Twin River failed to comply with legal requirements that it factor in tip credits and shift premiums, such as an increased differential for late-night hours, when calculating the employees’ regular pay rate. The law states that an employer cannot apply a tip credit without informing the employee. The workers also accuse the casino of failing to notify them thatit was paying them a service wage of $2.13 per hour, while taking a tip credit of $5.12 to bring the company up to the $7.25 federal minimum wage. Federal fair labor and state laws require the employer to pay an hourly rate of 1½ times the regular rate, which cannot be lower than the state minimum wage, for any overtime hours. What the employees sayĪccording to the suit, the employees worked more than 40 hours some weeks, but were paid 1½ times an hourly rate that fell below the required state minimum wage, which amounted to $10.10 per hour before Jan. Patti Doyle, a spokeswoman for Twin River, said the company declined to comment because the matter involves personnel and pending litigation. Twin River, a state-operated casino that is privately owned, has not yet responded to the lawsuit in court.
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