After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Elias and Katia LLC – owner of a West Orange, New Jersey, Exxon gas station – has paid $132,735 in back wages to 13 attendants to resolve violations of the minimum wage, overtime, and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

WHD investigators found that Elias and Katia LLC violated the FLSA by failing to pay attendants at least the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, and to pay employees overtime when they worked more than 40 hours in a week. They also found the employer failed to maintain accurate time and payroll records, as required by law. Specifically, the employer paid wages to some employees that amounted to only $7.00 per hour, and paid straight-time rates regardless of the number of hours employees worked which, in some cases, topped 80 hours per week.