Bakery Short on Dough After $166K Fine for Lack of Comp Coverage

Friday, March 22, 2019 | 1

A bakery in Carmel is reportedly struggling to stay afloat after being hit with a $166,080 fine for not carrying workers’ compensation insurance.

Lafayette Bakery was ordered to pay the penalty in a judgement filed March 5 in Monterey County Superior Court, the Monterey County Weekly reported on Thursday. The business’ work comp coverage reportedly lapsed for about 17 months, from April 2, 2017, to Sept. 11, 2018.

The bakery owner’s daughter told the publication that the lapse occurred because the business’s accountant didn’t update a debit card that made automatic payments.

State officials shut down the bakery in September for failure to carry workers’ comp insurance, the Weekly reported. It reopened four days later but incurred costs over that time from the loss of perishable goods and having to pay workers during the closure.