The Labor Department fined a New Jersey restaurant $300,000 for underpaying workers.

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The Aquarius Restaurant Group, which owns Aquarius Seafood Restaurant in Fort Lee,.

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Was found to have broken the minimum wage and overtime pay laws, .

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According to a press release from the DOL's Wage and Hour Division.

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The Labor Department fined a New Jersey restaurant $300,000 for underpaying workers.

The Aquarius Restaurant Group, which owns Aquarius Seafood Restaurant in Fort Lee,.

Was found to have broken the minimum wage and overtime pay laws, .

According to a press release from the DOL's Wage and Hour Division.

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