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Finding that the Class “A” Valet, Inc. violated Saint Paul Legislative Code, Chapter 224, and imposing restitution in the amount of $21,658.
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WHEREAS, Class “A” Valet, Inc., a Minnesota business corporation (the “Respondent”), previously provided contracted valet parking services to a restaurant located at 1096 Grand Avenue (the “Restaurant”) in the City of Saint Paul (the “City”) from February 2024 to March 1, 2025 (the “Contract Period”), and was the subject of a Determination of Violation (the “Determination”) and a Notice of Violation and Imposition of Proposed Restitution (the “Notice”), sent to Respondent on March 23, 2026, both of which are attached hereto and herein incorporated; and
WHEREAS, the basis for the Determination was that on February 13, 2025, the Department of Human Rights and Equal Economic Opportunity (“HREEO”) received a complaint (the “Complaint”) from an employee of the Respondent (the “Complainant”) alleging that the Respondent had violated Saint Paul Legislative Code, Chapter 224, the City’s Minimum Wage Ordinance (the “Ordinance”), by failing to pay the Complainant the required minimum wage under the Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, as detailed in the Determination, HREEO thoroughly investigated the Complaint and found that Respondent violated (a) Section 224.03 of the Ordinance because Respondent paid covered employees between $1.00 and $2.00 under the required hourly minimum wage during the Contract Period; and (b) Section 224.08 of the Ordinance because Respondent failed to give employees annual notice of the required minimum wage under the Ordinance and their right to report minimum wage violations; and
WHEREAS, when it has been determined that an employer has violated the Ordinance, the Ordinance states that covered employees may be entitled to backpay and liquidated damages, which is defined as the greater of the amount of wages withheld from that employee or $250; and
WHEREAS, penalties for Ordinance violations are...
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