The U.S. Department of Labor has secured a permanent injunction against the owner of Mega Liquor stores in Indiana and Michigan.

Bhola Singh is banned from retaliating against employees who cooperate with investigations or exercise their rights under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

This, after Singh signed a settlement agreement, last fall, to pay more than $354,000 in back wages and damages to more than 150 employees for minimum wage and overtime violations, then, engaged in an ongoing kickback scheme to deprive the workers of the money they were owed, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

The court also forbids Singh from firing any employees or reducing their wage rates or work hours for a period of six months, under strict conditions, according to Leader Publications.