Blog

Waverly Restaurant, an iconic diner in NYC's West Village, has paid $100,000 to settle a case brought by former waiters and bussers for unlawful retaliation.

Restaurant group Noho Hospitality has agreed to pay $5.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought against its high-profile restaurants around New York City.

Five restaurants in Florida will pay $83,577 to 91 employees for violating the minimum wage and overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

NYC restaurateur Paola Pedrignani has been hit with a class action lawsuit alleging that workers at her restaurants were cheated out of wages.

A South Carolina restaurant has paid $92,670 in back wages to nine employees after an investigation found minimum wage and overtime violations.

A federal judge has ordered Steak n’ Shake to pay $7.7 million to settle a class action lawsuit by restaurant managers who were not paid overtime wages.

Spread of hours pay is often overlooked by restaurants. For 6 restaurants in Long Island, failure to comply with the requirement cost them $1.2 million.

Protocol Restaurant in Buffalo has been sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for subjecting female employees to sexual harassment.

Anthony’s Coal Fire Pizza locations in New York and their owners have been sued by former kitchen workers for failing to pay overtime and minimum wage.

News New York 1 recently explored the impact of the raised minimum wage on the restaurant industry.