![]() The majority of these workers were service staff who were on an hourly rate, such as bartenders, cleaners, table game dealers, and ushers. Talking about the failings, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell said on Wednesday that MGM’s actions “made it more difficult for these employees to take care of themselves and their families.” The Attorney General’s Office will approve an independent compliance reviewer, while a third party will need to carry out two wage and hour audits each year and submit the findings to the authorities. The casino must also put implement a new two-year compliance program to ensure that there aren’t any future issues. The remaining $6.4m will serve as a penalty payment to the state. ![]() Workers will receive their share of the full restitution of $461,587 within 30 days as part of the settlement. Remaining $6.4m will serve as a penalty payment to the state ![]() ![]() The authorities discovered that the casino resort’s management team often did not pay staff on time, failed to pay them their proper overtime wages, did not pay tipped employees their minimum wage entitlement, and unlawfully retaining tips. The labor law violations at the MGM Resorts International-owned property were uncovered following a Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office multi-year investigation. MGM Springfield has to pay a $6.8m settlement for wage theft after it underpaid 2,036 employees. ![]()
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