The owner of a Kansas City-area restaurant pleaded guilty in federal court to two felony counts of providing falsified payroll records to impede an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division into violations of federal wage laws.

“This case demonstrates our commitment to preventing companies that choose to break the law from gaining an unfair advantage over their competitors,” said Regional Wage and Hour Division Administrator Karen Chaikin, in Chicago. “The case also helps ensure that workers are paid what they have earned.”