Modesto Restaurant Owners Fined over Workers’ Comp Flap

November 26, 2007

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The owners of the popular Mallard’s restaurants in Stockton and Modesto, Calif., will pay the state a $100,000 fine for not carrying worker’s compensation insurance.

The state labor commissioner’s office started investigating the restaurants after the Stockton eatery closed abruptly last month. Workers reported they couldn’t collect unemployment benefits even though those deductions were taken out of their paychecks.

Investigators and law enforcement officers from the San Joaquin and Stanislaus county district attorneys’ offices and the state Department of Labor conducted several searches for payroll information that could benefit the workers.

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  • November 26, 2007 at 6:01 am
    Guy says:
    IJ made the mistake of using another fine example of the main street press at work!
  • November 26, 2007 at 3:04 am
    adjusterjoe says:
    I am like you and confused by the crossing of WC & Unemployment. I doubt the IJ will print a correction to clear this up.
  • November 26, 2007 at 1:33 am
    Skwezbunt says:
    Workers Compensation premiums are not deducted from employees pay. Unemployment may be in some jurisdictions. Did this restaurant not comply with CA law by failing to carry ... read more
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