Boss Who Paid Former Employee in 91,000 Oily Pennies Is Sued For Back Wages
Aformer auto shop employee who discovered 91,500 pennies in his driveway may be getting the last laugh.
Andreas Flaten reportedly put in his two weeks’ notice to A OK Walker Autoworks in Peachtree City, Georgia, in November 2020. It wasn’t until March 2021 that his former employer paid Flaten the $915 he allegedly owed him, oily pennies and all.
Now, the U.S. Department of Labor has gotten involved.
On January 5, the department issued a press release announcing a filed complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia against Miles Walker, owner and operator of the auto shop. It is alleged that Walker owes $36,971 in back wages and liquidated damages after investigators found they violated the retaliation, overtime and recordkeeping prohibitions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
