FEDS Fine Rick Ross’ Wingstop Stores For Breaking Labor Laws, Workers Paid $7.25 An Hour, Report

MISSISSIPPI- Rapper Rick Ross’s Wingstop franchises which are owned and operated by his family in Mississippi have been fined by the labor department after finding the franchises were illegally deducting money from workers and more violations.

According to Mississippi Today, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division claim the franchises under Boos Wing Enterprises made their employees illegally pay for uniforms, background checks, safety training and even cash register shortages, reports Mississippi Today.

Ross’ sister, Tawanda Roberts, is listed as the manager and the registered agent of Boss Wings Enterprises LLC in Mississippi, according to business records with the state. His mother is also listed.

The DOL says it recovered $51,674 in wages owed to 244 employees and fined the franchise company $62,753 in civil penalties.

During an investigation, it was found that a 15-year-old boy had illegally worked past 10 p.m. last June. Federal law prohibits teens from working past 7 p.m.

“The restaurants investigated by the DOL are owned and operated by a franchisee, not Wingstop Restaurants Inc. Our franchise agreement requires all of our franchisees to operate under our operating standards, which requires compliance with all laws and regulations,” the company said in a statement. “We were not previously aware of the DOL action against Boss Wings LLC.”