The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit against Ali Haider, the owner of four 7-Eleven stores in Michigan, after an investigation revealed inaccurate payroll records. Haider, who also serves as the president of the Michigan Franchise Owners Association of 7-Eleven, owns and operates stores in Zeeland, East Lansing, and Perry. The investigation by the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found that Haider’s companies failed to pay workers time-and-a-half overtime from November 2020 to November 2022. Additionally, some employees were paid off the books, and records of hours worked and pay received were not accurately recorded. These actions reportedly violated the Fair Labor Standards Act. The lawsuit is seeking $36,528 in back wages and damages for 13 workers employed by Haider’s company, Ali & Companies LLC.
This lawsuit stems from an investigation conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor, revealing various labor violations committed by Ali Haider, owner of four 7-Eleven stores in Michigan. Haider, who also holds the position of the president of the Michigan Franchise Owners Association of 7-Eleven, is accused of inaccurately maintaining payroll records. According to the investigation, workers at Haider’s stores were not paid time-and-a-half overtime wages for the period between November 2020 and November 2022. Additionally, the company reportedly paid some workers off the books, failing to accurately record their hours worked and pay received. These actions were deemed as violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. As a result of the lawsuit, the U.S. Department of Labor is seeking $36,528 in back wages and damages for the 13 employees of Haider’s Ali & Companies LLC.
Ali Haider, the owner of several 7-Eleven stores in Michigan and the president of the Michigan Franchise Owners Association of 7-Eleven, is facing legal trouble as the U.S. Department of Labor sues him for inaccurate payroll practices. The investigation conducted by the Department’s Wage and Hour Division discovered that Haider’s companies failed to adhere to labor laws by not paying workers time-and-a-half overtime wages from November 2020 to November 2022. Furthermore, the stores reportedly paid certain employees off the books and maintained inaccurate records of employee hours and compensation. The Department claims that these actions violated the Fair Labor Standards Act. The lawsuit seeks $36,528 in back wages and damages on behalf of the 13 employees who worked at Haider’s company, Ali & Companies LLC.