National restaurant chain The Cheesecake Factory and some of its contractors have paid $1 million to settle a major California wage theft case, in which state labor officials accused the companies of stiffing hundreds of
A settlement with Cheesecake Factory is one of the first uses of a state law designed to hold bigger companies accountable, as well as their contractors.
The state Labor Commissioner's Office found workers were often logging up to 10 hours of unpaid overtime every week, with some failing get proper meal or rest breaks.
A $1 million settlement was announced Tuesday for 589 janitors who were underpaid while working at eight Cheesecake Factory restaurants in San Diego and Orange.