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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 718 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.

1case from 1 jurisdiction
€1.53mTotal of monetary amounts
€1.53mMedian per case with an amount

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1 case

16 Sep 2024 Fünf Wingstop-Filialgesellschaften in Kern County (Inhaber Clinton Lewis)Wingstop franchisee: 1.7 million USD – overtime evaded by splitting up companies USA, CAWorking time €1.53m

The franchisee ran five Wingstop outlets in Bakersfield as separate companies and deployed employees at several locations on the same day. As a result, they lost out on overtime premiums after eight hours a day or 40 hours a week, premiums for missed meal breaks, paid travel time and the higher minimum wage for larger employers; the settlement of 1.7 million USD concerns around 550 employees.

What organisations can take from it

Working time is added up across all locations of the same employer – splitting into separate companies does not protect against overtime obligations.

Authority / court
California Labor Commissioner's Office (Division of Labor Standards Enforcement)
Area of law
Health and safety and employment law · Working time
Legal basis
California Labor Code (Overtime, Meal Periods, Mindestlohn)
Action
Other
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Food and agriculture
Culpability
intentional
Liability of senior managers
Owner Clinton Lewis personally responsible.

Original amount 1,700,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 16 Sep 2024.

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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