A taco chain made servers share their tips with kitchen staff and other workers, the Labor Department says. It could be ordered to pay staff $823,000.

• A taco chain made staff share their tips with other workers, the labor department claims.
• The "invalid" tip pool ultimately meant workers also paid the correct wages, the DOL said.
• The DOL filed a lawsuit against three Barrio Taco restaurant in Michigan, seeking $823,000 in back wages and damages.

A taco chain could be ordered to pay $823,000 to workers after a Department of Labor investigation found that it made staff share their tips with other workers.

The DOL filed a lawsuit against three Barrio Tacos locations in Michigan on September 7.