New York State
A group of McDonald’s restaurants in Syracuse, Liverpool and other locations in upstate New York have been accused of “time shaving” the pay of employees, according to a class action
complaint filed in United States District Court for the Northern District of ...
The New York State Attorney General is investigating whether fast food restaurants have cheated their workers out of wages, according to a report in the
New York Times. Eric T. Schneiderman, the Attorney General, is examining whether certain ...
Philippe restaurants on Long Island and Manhattan have been hit with a class action
lawsuit by servers and bartenders who complain that they have been denied minimum wage and overtime pay and that the restaurants improperly took a tip credit under the ...
The United States Department of Labor is targeting Long Island restaurants, charging close to 100 restaurants on Long Island with minimum wage and overtime violations in the last year, according to a
Newsday article dated February 24. Chateau ...
A program on “How to Handle a Wage and Hour Case” will be held at the New York County Lawyers’ Association on January 31, 2013. Faculty for the program are Terri Gerstein, the Labor Bureau Chief, New York State Attorney General’s Office; Justin Swartz, attorney with Outten & Golden LLP; and Noel Tripp, attorney ...
A former waitress and bartender at T.G.I. Friday’s in Manhattan has brought a class action lawsuit against the restaurant’s parent company, The Riese Organization, for minimum wage, overtime, and unlawful deductions.
Cisse Diombera filed suit in the Southern District of New York on behalf of ...
On September 13, New York federal court Magistrate Judge Ronald L. Ellis approved a $5.25 million dollar settlement between current and former tipped service workers and Mario Batali’s eight New York City restaurants: Babbo, Bar Jamon, Casa Mono, Del Posto, Esca, Lupa, Otto, and ...
Pret A Manger, a British fast food restaurant chain, has been sued by a former employee for pay violations.
The class action complaint filed by Manuel Trinidad, a former sandwich maker and cashier of the restaurant chain, claims that he and other employees were ...
Renowned Chef Daniel Boulud, whose restaurants have been recognized as the best in New York, has been sued by a former employee for allegedly violating New York and federal wage and overtime laws ...
An overtime class action lawsuit against Taco Bell Company owned restaurants claims that assistant general managers were unlawfully deprived of overtime in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the New York Labor Law.
The lawsuit against Taco Bell was filed on ...
A sex harassment and retaliation case against Sutton Place Bar and Restaurant can move to trial, according to a recent
Decision by a New York court. The lawsuit alleges that owner Neil Hanafy subjected female employees to a hostile work environment by ...
Three current and former waiters for “Felidia,” a popular New York restaurant, owned by Celebrity Chef Lidia Bastianich, claim that the restaurant illegally retained tips and failed to pay minimum wage, spread of hours, and overtime pay.
The
Complaint asserts that the restaurant was ...
The scope of liability under
Samiento v. World Yacht, the landmark 2008 decision by the New York Court of Appeals, is facing a challenge from New York legislators. A proposed
Senate Bill and an
Assembly Bill in the New York State Legislature seek to eliminate past liability for catering halls and restaurants ...
Waiterpay.com was featured this week in the national publication
Restaurant Hospitality. The article recommended that if “you want to stay abreast of what’s going on by checking out
www.waiterpay.com every now and then. Doing so will encourage you to become familiar ...
On December 13, 2010, Governor David Paterson signed the Wage Theft Protection Act into law. The law, which goes into effect on April 12, 2011, strengthens the penalties available under New York labor law for employers who illegally withhold employees’ pay or otherwise violate the minimum wage or overtime requirements. Under the new law, ...
Philippe restaurants on Long Island and Manhattan have been hit with a class action lawsuit by servers and bartenders who complain that they have been denied minimum wage and overtime pay and that the restaurants improperly took a tip credit under the ...
A former waitress and bartender at T.G.I. Friday’s in Manhattan has brought a class action lawsuit against the restaurant’s parent company, The Riese Organization, for minimum wage, overtime, and unlawful deductions.
Cisse Diombera filed suit in the Southern District of New York on behalf of ...
Pret A Manger, a British fast food restaurant chain, has been sued by a former employee for pay violations.
The class action complaint filed by Manuel Trinidad, a former sandwich maker and cashier of the restaurant chain, claims that he and other employees were ...
Renowned Chef Daniel Boulud, whose restaurants have been recognized as the best in New York, has been sued by a former employee for allegedly violating New York and federal wage and overtime laws ...
An overtime class action lawsuit against Taco Bell Company owned restaurants claims that assistant general managers were unlawfully deprived of overtime in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the New York Labor Law.
The lawsuit against Taco Bell was filed on ...
Three current and former waiters for “Felidia,” a popular New York restaurant, owned by Celebrity Chef Lidia Bastianich, claim that the restaurant illegally retained tips and failed to pay minimum wage, spread of hours, and overtime pay.
The Complaint asserts that the restaurant was ...
Waiterpay.com was featured this week in the national publication Restaurant Hospitality. The article recommended that if “you want to stay abreast of what’s going on by checking out www.waiterpay.com every now and then. Doing so will encourage you to become familiar ...
