Carwash sued for over $3M in back wages

SAN FRANCISCO — City Attorney Dennis Herrera has set up a lawsuit against the Tower Car Wash for more than $3 million in back wages it owes to hundreds of workers, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

The Aug. 18 story said the lawsuit will also cover penalties and interest. The lawsuit, which has also been filed by La Raza Centro Legal, an immigrant legal services group, was filed in San Francisco Superior Court yesterday.

Tower Car Wash is being sued for allegedly violating state and local wage laws by making employees work for hours before clocking in. One employee said he would have to wait in a windowless room until it was determined that the carwash was busy enough for him to go out and work.

Herrera said in a statement, “Tower Car Wash demonstrates a clever but no less illegal way of robbing their employees of wages.”