Published 06/19/2023 9:32:00 p.m.

A restaurant must pay workers $140,000 after allegedly hiring a fake priest to extract confessions of workers’ ‘sins’

Taqueria Garibaldi in northern California has been ordered by the US Department of Labor to pay $140,000 in back wages and damages to 35 employees after hiring a fake priest to extract confessions from workers during work hours.
The employee testified that the fake priest asked them about lateness, stealing money, and any bad intentions they had toward their employer.
The restaurant also denied employees overtime pay, managers illegally received bonuses from employee tip pools, and some employees faced repercussions for cooperating with investigators.

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US Restaurant Ordered To Pay $140,000 Fine After Hiring Fake Priest To Extract Confessions Of Workers

In a bizarre incident, a restaurant in California hired a fake priest to extract confessions and sins from its employees, as per a report in CNN. The owner has now been asked to pay $140,000 (Rs 1.1 crore) back in wages and damages to employees in what is being regarded as "the most shameless act of corruption an employer has taken against its staff". According to the US Department of Labour's press release, a former employee claimed that one of…

06/21/2023 12:48:25 p.m.·New Delhi, India

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USA Today

California restaurants used alleged priest for employee confessions, must pay $140,000: DOL

The Department of Labor found the restaurants had multiple violations, including using an alleged priest to get employee confessions.

06/21/2023 11:59:50 a.m.·United States

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A restaurant must pay workers $140,000 after allegedly hiring a fake priest to extract confessions of workers' 'sins'

A restaurant in California has been ordered to pay $140,000 in back wages and damages to employees after it hired a priest to extract workers’ confessions, in what federal investigators are calling “the most shameless” acts of corruption an employer has taken against its staff.

06/20/2023 3:55:11 p.m.·Atlanta, United States

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Irish Independent

Restaurant used fake priest to extract ‘confessions’ of wrongdoing from workers, police say

The owners of a Northern California cafe chain will pay $140,000 (€130,000) in back wages and damages after police found they used a fake priest to elicit "confessions" of wrongdoing from their employees.

06/20/2023 8:11:02 a.m.·Ireland

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Washington Times

California restaurateurs fined for priest-confession scam to trick workers

The owners of a pair of taco restaurants in Northern California were ordered to pay $140,000 in back pay and damages to 35 employees for bringing in a purported priest to extract confessions of workplace misconduct.

06/21/2023 4:19:26 p.m.·United States

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A restaurant must pay workers $140,000 after allegedly hiring a fake priest to extract confessions of workers’ ‘sins’

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — A restaurant in California has been ordered to pay $140,000 in back wages and damages to employees after it hired a priest to extract workers’ confessions, in what federal investigators are calling “the most shameless” acts of corruption an employer has taken against its staff. The US Department of Labor said an employee testified that owner Che Garibaldi, who operates two locations of Taqueria Garibaldi …

06/20/2023 9:55:11 p.m.·Colorado Springs, United States

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A restaurant must pay workers $140,000 after allegedly hiring a fake priest to extract confessions of workers’ ‘sins’

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US Restaurant Ordered To Pay $140,000 Fine After Hiring Fake Priest To Extract Confessions Of Workers

US Restaurant Ordered To Pay $140,000 Fine After Hiring Fake Priest To Extract Confessions Of Workers

California restaurants used alleged priest for employee confessions, must pay $140,000: DOL

California restaurants used alleged priest for employee confessions, must pay $140,000: DOL

A restaurant must pay workers $140,000 after allegedly hiring a fake priest to extract confessions of workers' 'sins'

A restaurant must pay workers $140,000 after allegedly hiring a fake priest to extract confessions of workers' 'sins'

Restaurant used fake priest to extract ‘confessions’ of wrongdoing from workers, police say

Restaurant used fake priest to extract ‘confessions’ of wrongdoing from workers, police say

California restaurateurs fined for priest-confession scam to trick workers

California restaurateurs fined for priest-confession scam to trick workers

A restaurant must pay workers $140,000 after allegedly hiring a fake priest to extract confessions of workers’ ‘sins’

A restaurant must pay workers $140,000 after allegedly hiring a fake priest to extract confessions of workers’ ‘sins’

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