The U.S. Department of Labor said three La Panadería Bakery Café locations in San Antonio violated child labor, minimum wage and overtime requirements. The case centers on Tequila Almond Croissant, LLC, Pan Dulce, LLC and SA Bakery Co., LLC, which operate as La Panadería.
Its Wage and Hour Division said the employers employed a 13-year-old, let a 15-year-old work overnight and failed to pay a worker for two overnight shifts at the La Cantera location on Fiesta Texas Drive. The department also said La Panadería paid $45,000 in back wages and penalties.
La Cantera on Fiesta Texas Drive
The labor findings reach beyond one missed paycheck. The department said the employers also failed to combine hours for employees who worked at multiple bakery locations, then paid straight-time rates instead of the required time-and-one-half overtime rates.
That leaves the case tied to how hours were tracked across the business, not just to one store. The reported violations cover child labor rules and pay rules under the Fair Labor Standards Act, which the department used in its investigation of the pay practices.
Wage and Hour Division findings
The department issued a $25,706 penalty for the child labor violations after finding that the employers employed a 13-year-old and allowed a 15-year-old to work overnight. Overnight work is prohibited for 14- and 15-year-olds.
The reported $45,000 payment in back wages and penalties closes the money side of the case for now, but it does not identify which of the three San Antonio locations drew each violation. For workers, the clearest takeaway is that pay records and age rules were both part of the same federal review. That matters when shifts are split across locations and overnight work enters the schedule.
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