NJDOL Issues Stop-Work Order to Union City Restaurant Owing Nearly $7,000 in Back Wages to Employees
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 17, 2025
TRENTON – Investigators from the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development’s (NJDOL) Division of Wage and Hour Compliance issued the following stop-work order on December 9, 2025:
Employer: Ceviche Time By Maicelo
Address: 4538 Bergenline Ave, Union City N.J. 07087
Nature of Work: Restaurant
SWO Category: General Enforcement
Details: The employer subsequently provided payment in full for the wages assessed and agreed to pay all administrative fees and penalties. As a result, the stop-work order was lifted.
Violations: Incomplete records; failure to pay earned sick leave; earned sick leave records and notification/posting violations; unpaid wages.
Monetary Assessments: Wages $6,987; Fees $698.70; Penalties $2,850.
Workers Affected: 7
NJDOL has issued 212 stop-work orders since these powers were expanded in July 2019.
Stop-work orders are initiated by NJDOL to halt work being performed in a manner that exploits workers, or is otherwise noncompliant with state laws and regulations. An employer may appeal a stop-work order, in which case NJDOL has seven days to schedule a hearing.
NJDOL continues to monitor locations where stop-work orders have been issued, and can assess civil penalties of $5,000 per day against an employer conducting business in violation of the order. The stop-work order may be lifted if and when any remaining back wages and penalties have been paid and all related issues have been resolved.
For more information on worker benefits and protections, please visit myworkrights.nj.gov.