Pasadena bakery fined $81,000 for labor, wage violations

A Pasadena bakery has been fined more than $80,000 for minimum wage violations and various California labor code violations, city officials announced today.
Chapala Bakery at 265 E. Orange Grove Blvd. was assessed nearly $81,000 in back wages, damages, premiums and interest after a joint investigation by the city’s Planning & Community Development Department and the California Department of Industrial Relations, according to Lisa Derderian, Pasadena public information officer.
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