A Wingstop franchise business owned by rapper Rick Ross and his family has paid $114,427 for labor violations at five locations in Mississippi, with the Miami artist vowing Wednesday that the wrong move would not happen again.
Decked out in a Balmain sweater and diamond-encrusted necklace, Ross acknowledged the breaches on Instagram, where he goes by the handle “richforever.”
The musician said, “When you’re running a business, mistakes happen, but as the biggest boss, you don’t make the same mistake twice.” “It’s a big deal to take accountability when you’re the biggest.”
Ross’s mea perpetrator comes five days after the U.S. Department of Labor announced that Boss Wings Enterprises in Southaven, Mississippi, illegally paid employees for their uniforms, security training, background checks and cash register deficiencies.
Paycheck deductions mean that some employees earned less than the $7.25 federal minimum wage, according to the agency. Investigators also found that Boss Wings allowed a 15-year-old employee to work after 10 p.m. Violated the working limit of child labor several times last year.
The Labor Department’s investigation led to the recovery of 244 workers’ past wages and $51,674 in damages, as well as $62,753 in civil money penalties.
Audrey Hall, district director of the agency’s wage and hours department in Jackson, Mississippi, said in a statement, “Employees in the restaurant industry often work hard for low pay, and many rely on every dollar earned to earn a living. ” “The law prohibits Boss Wing Enterprises LLC from transferring operating costs to workers by deducting uniform costs, cash register shortages or training expenses, or by allowing a worker to reduce a worker’s wage below the minimum wage rate.”
According to CBS46.com, Ross has about 30 Wingstop franchises across the US.