Zagat Rated “Best” Restaurant in Queens Sued for Overtime and Tip Violations

Trattoria L’Incontro, an Astoria restaurant named by Zagat as the “best” restaurant in Queens for 2012, has been sued by its waiters and busboys for allegedly skimming tips, failure to pay hourly wages and overtime, and for paying “shift pay” that did not meet the legal requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York Labor Law. Louis Pechman, founder of Waiterpay.com, is the attorney for the waiters and busboys in the lawsuit.  The case against L’Incontro, was reported in the Times Ledger.