Din Tai Fung to pay nearly $600K in Seattle labor law settlement

Seattle Taiwanese restaurant to pay nearly $600K

Din Tai Fung, a series of Taiwanese restaurants with locations in the Puget Sound region, among other states, agreed to settle with the Seattle Office of Labor Standards over violations related to paid sick time and wage theft. The Seattle Office of Labor Standards (OLS) launched an investigation and found that the restaurant chain actively discouraged employees from using sick leave while also failing to provide required rest and meal breaks, w…

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Din Tai Fung to pay nearly $600K in Seattle labor law settlement

Seattle's Din Tai Fung restaurants to pay $567,361 for sick leave and wage violations.

Din Tai Fung settles labor dispute

Din Tai Fung, the Taiwan-based soup dumpling restaurant chain, has agreed to pay $567,361 in restitution to 1,245 current and former employees in Seattle, following an investigation by the city’s Office of Labor Standards.