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There is a culture of sexual harassment in the restaurant industry that has affected many low-wage tipped employees, particularly young women.

Texas Roadhouse has been hit with a class action lawsuit by assistant managers who claim they were not paid overtime.

Pei Wei Fresh Kitchen will pay $300,000 to former employees as part of a settlement of a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the EEOC.

Three Long Island restaurants and their owners to pay a total of $365,000 in back wages and liquidated damages to 79 current and former employees.

A Taco restaurant with four locations as paid $419,459 to 92 employees to resolve violations of overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

A California food chain has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a lawsuit that claimed they discriminated against potential servers solely because they were male.

Lou Pechman, founder of Waiterpay.com, is the Program Chair for the comprehensive program on How to Open a Restaurant in NYC.

Four Connecticut restaurants have paid a total of $116,087 to 35 employees for violating the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

The Department of Labor sued a Massachusetts restaurant chain, claiming it worked some employees more than 60 hours per week without paying overtime.

Bareburger has settled an overtime lawsuit brought by former dishwashers and cooks for $125,000.