articleThe Brief The U.S. Department of Labor says it has recovered $613,037 in back wages for 46 workers at NY Gyro restaurants in Minnesota. According to the department, investigators found the company paid straight-time for overtime hours and failed to pay minimum wage in some cases. NY Gyro operates nine locations across Minnesota, including in St. Minnesota-based Mediterranean restaurant chain NY Gyro has been ordered to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in back wages after a federal investigation uncovered several violations. The department’s news release says NY Gyro paid workers straight-time for all hours, even when they worked more than 40 hours in a week, which led to overtime violations.