Washington Times · Nov 18, 2022
Krispy Kreme to pay $1.1 million to settle overtime pay violation case
In this April 17, 2008, file photo, a customer picks up doughnuts at the drive through at a Krispy Kreme store in Matthews, N.C. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File) **FILE** more >Krispy Kreme has agreed to pay $1,187,757 in back pay and damages to 516 of its roughly 9,200 workers nationwide as part of a legal settlement, the Department of Labor announced Thursday.
The DOL investigation started at a location in Louisville, Kentucky. Officials deemed the alleged violations of overtime pay rules to be systemic and proceeded to probe all 242 of Krispy Kreme’s stores nationwide.