Labor filings and federal inquiry
Nevada labor-office records described by KTNV list eight wage claims and three employment complaints involving Echo & Rig locations in Henderson and Tivoli Village. The filings were entered between August 1, 2025, and October 7, 2026, and allege unpaid wages, delayed tips, returned checks, and difficulty obtaining payroll records. The filings are allegations, not findings that violations occurred.
Specific claims include a January filing tied to Tivoli Village alleging missing pay for hours worked, a returned check, and delayed wages, and an October Henderson filing describing delayed wages and tips and returned checks. A former Tivoli Village general manager filed an October claim seeking $3,541.69 in final wages and reimbursement for restaurant supplies, according to KTNV.
The Nevada labor commissioner’s office referred complaints involving the restaurants to the U.S. Department of Labor. Deputy Labor Commissioner Malia Tatom told KTNV that the federal investigation had been processed and initiated that morning. The department’s Wage and Hour Division said it does not confirm investigations and provided no findings to the station.
Worker account and company response
Isaiah Colbert, a former serving assistant at the Henderson restaurant, told KTNV that payment problems began soon after he started working there late last year. He showed the station notices for returned payroll checks of $410 dated September 23 and $264 dated October 13. Colbert estimated he was owed roughly $1,500 to $2,000, including tips.
In an interview with KTNV, chef and partner Sam Marvin said employees at the chain’s three restaurants were still waiting for pay. He estimated the outstanding amount at less than $50,000 and said about 81% of employees had been fully paid. Marvin acknowledged the company did not have enough money on hand to pay everyone immediately.
Marvin told the station that partners and investors were discussing additional funding to cover the unpaid amounts but did not give a firm date for when the money would arrive. He pledged that current and former employees would receive their full pay within about six weeks.
Restaurant finances and a separate judgment
Marvin told KTNV the Henderson restaurant had been losing money for about one to one-and-a-half years and cited wholesale meat prices roughly 25% higher than a year earlier. He said company funds had gone toward rent, food, and employee health insurance while workers awaited pay, and that the Henderson location would close if proposed changes did not stop the losses. Marvin attributed a temporary closure at Tivoli Village to a water leak and repairs; the restaurant was open and serving lunch during the station’s Thursday walk-through.
A separate March judgment ordered Echo and Rig Las Vegas 1 LLC to pay $64,458.72 plus interest for unpaid contributions to state employment funds and related charges, according to KTNV. The judgment concerned state funds, not employee wages. Marvin said the company had agreed to monthly payments; a June order closed the case without stating that the debt had been satisfied.
The Nevada Office of the Labor Commissioner says the commissioner makes a final decision on each case. Under NRS 608.040, an employer that misses the statutory payment deadline must continue paying the employee at the same rate until wages are paid in full. The agency distinguishes complaints about suspected violations of statutes or regulations from wage claims involving money owed.
