US Department of Labor secures nearly $4 million in back wages for gas station employees in Central and Southern NJ
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a judgment against Raceway Petroleum and Nicholas Kambitsis to pay $3.9 million in unpaid overtime wages and liquidated damages to more than 700 of their former and current employees, predominantly gas attendants. Raceway Petroleum Inc., a Piscataway company with gas stations located throughout Central and Southern N.J., along with its owner Nicholas Kambitsis, will also pay $100,000 in civil money penalties. "This action underscores the department's commitment to pursue all available legal means to ensure that workers receive their proper wages," said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. "It should send the message that the Labor Department will not tolerate employers that do not comply with the law in violation of worker rights."