{
  "id": 3531172,
  "title": "Large SC Restaurant Chain Pays $700,000 in Back Wages, Fines from DOL",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/large-sc-restaurant-chain-pays-700-000-in-back-wages-fines-from-dol",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-26T15:00:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Insurance Journal",
    "slug": "insurance-journal",
    "url": "https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2026/08/26/882981.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A South Carolina restaurant chain has paid more than $718,000 in back wages and penalties after federal investigators found that the company had failed to pay overtime to workers and allowed managers to dip into the tip pool. Tropical Grille …",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}