Yolo County restaurant chain denied some workers overtime, required to pay back wages

A restaurant chain in Yolo County has been ordered to pay tens of thousands of dollars to workers after a federal investigation showed it failed to pay them overtime. The owners of two Taqueria Guadalajara restaurants and a Taqueria Guadalajara Grill in Davis and Woodland didn’t keep accurate overtime records for six workers, the Department of Labor said. “The pandemic clearly demonstrated that restaurant workers are essential, frontline workers. Many are also among the lowest-paid workers in our economy. When a restaurant employer shortchanges their workers, it hurts them and their families,” said Wage and Hour Division District Director Cesar Avila.