Two former nail salon employees were awarded double damages after a judge concluded that the company’s owner continued to pay below minimum wage and falsify time cards, even after a state Department of Labor investigation revealed the illegal practices.
During a three-day bench trial before Superior Court Judge Taggart Adams in September 2015 at the Stamford Superior Court, Marlene Rojas and Vilma Guevara presented documents that showed Sandy Choe, owner of Finger Nail, a Westport nail salon where the two worked, forced the two to sign papers that showed they worked less than 40 hours per week.
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