Ohio sues day-care centers for $1.2M

COLUMBUS (AP) — The state has filed a $1.2 million dollar lawsuit accusing a business and its owners of paying less than the minimum wage at Columbus area day-care centers.

Attorney General Richard Cordray calls the suit filed today in Franklin County Common Pleas Court the largest minimum-wage case in Ohio history.

The lawsuit seeks back pay totaling more than $408,000 and nearly $817,000 in damages for 150 employees of Angels Learning Centers in and around Columbus.

State officials first notified the company of the alleged violations in early March after an investigation by the Ohio Department of Commerce.

Messages seeking comment were left today for Angels Learning Centers’ owners and the company’s attorney.