Plaza Azteca can be a busy place on a day like Cinco de Mayo, but my server assured me that it’s like that often. It’s big and it has a bit of an industrial feel to it mostly by design. Any ...

Plaza Azteca, with locations along the East Coast, was accused of not paying its employees their full wages to a total of $11.4 million, the Department of Labor said. Street View Image from Oct ...

Plaza Azteca pays $11.4M in back wages, damages to 1,000-plus employees after investigation by: Brian Reese. Posted: Nov 9, 2023 / 01:23 PM EST. Updated: Nov 9, 2023 / 01:23 PM EST.

In Plaza Azteca's initial answer to the complaint, in October 2022, it denied the allegations and said it didn't have any policies that meant staff worked uncompensated time, including overtime.

The $11.4 million recovery is related to a consent judgment that resolves litigation at more than 40 Plaza Azteca Mexican restaurants owned by Ruben Leon in seven states.

Plaza Azteca will also pay $625,000 in civil money penalties due to the repeated and willful nature of the violations as part of the judgment covering March 10, 2016, to Sept. 21, 2021.

Restaurant chain Plaza Azteca is paying $11.4 million in back wages and damages to more than 1,000 employees after Labor Department investigation and litigation. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

Mexican restaurant Plaza Azteca has closed its Norfolk location on Granby Street as of Friday, Aug. 16 — months after the chain was held liable to for $11 million in unpaid wages.

Plaza Azteca, with locations along the East Coast, was accused of not paying its employees their full wages to a total of $11.4 million, the Department of Labor said. Street View Image from Oct ...

The U.S. Department of Labor announced last week that it recovered $11.4 million in back wages and damages for more than 1,000 employees who worked for Mexican food chain Plaza Azteca, which has ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WAVY) — Popular Mexican restaurant chain Plaza Azteca has agreed to pay $11.4 million in back wages and damages to more than 1,000 employees following an investigation by the U.S ...

Plaza Azteca will also pay $625,000 in civil money penalties due to the repeated and willful nature of the violations as part of the judgment covering March 10, 2016, to Sept. 21, 2021.