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Restaurant Settles EEOC Sex Harassment Lawsuit Over Owner’s Lewd Behavior

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A Michigan restaurant will pay $200,000 to end a lawsuit that claimed the restaurant’s owner made repeated lewd comments to a female sous-chef, then fired her.

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Thai Restaurant Sued for Paying Shift Pay to its Waitstaff

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The U.S. Department of Labor is suing Sweet Lemon Thai Restaurant over claims the restaurant cheated its employees out of overtime pay.

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Smashburger to Pay $70,000 to Settle Race Harassment Lawsuit

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Smashburger, an international hamburger restaurant chain, has agreed to pay $70,000 to settle a race harassment lawsuit.

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Department of Labor Issues Final Rule on Tip Pooling Under the FLSA

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The U.S. Department of Labor issued a final rule clarifying tip credit issues under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

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Owner of Buffalo Restaurant to Pay 90K for Subjecting Female Employees to a Hostile Work Environment

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Protocol Restaurant in Buffalo, New York, will pay $90,000 and take other steps to settle a sex harassment lawsuit.

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Tampa Restaurant Pays Servers $70,000 for Improperly Including Managers in Tip Pool

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Tampa Bay Brewing, a Florida restaurant, paid $70,575 in back pay to its workers after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation.

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Pechman Law Group Obtains $144K for Workers in Wage Theft Lawsuit Against Washington Heights Restaurant

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Cocina Taller, an upscale restaurant in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, has been ordered to pay $144,210.65 in back pay.

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Washington D.C. Tex-Mex Restaurants to Pay $850k to Settle Wage Theft Lawsuit

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The operator of five Washington D.C. area Tex-Mex restaurants has agreed to pay nearly $850,000 in damages and unpaid minimum and overtime wages.

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Pechman Law Wins $335,728.26 for Victims of Restaurant Wage Theft

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Juquila, a Mexican restaurant in Elmhurst, Queens, has been ordered to pay $335,728.26 in back pay and damages to five former servers for unpaid wages and discr

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Greek Restaurant in New York to Pay $32,000 to Settle Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

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GRK Fresh Greek, a Manhattan restaurant chain, will pay $32,000 and take other steps to settle a sex harassment lawsuit.

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