Tip Theft

A Connecticut Court issued a $1.3 million judgment last week against Chip's Family Restaurant chain for violating tip and minimum wage law.

A Florida restaurant denied 75 servers their hard-earned tips and is now paying the price for its wage theft.

Zero Otto Nove, a popular restaurant on Arthur Avenue in the Bronx, recently settled a wage theft lawsuit for $92,000.

A Baltimore area restaurant owner has paid $499,258 dollars in back wages and damages to 62 workers.

Dan Barber’s Blue Hill restaurant has agreed to pay its waitstaff $2 million to settle an unpaid wages and tip theft lawsuit.

Two Johnny Rockets restaurants in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area will pay 55 servers $571,460 for unpaid minimum wages, overtime and other damages.

The Albany Times-Union reported on the class action certification of a lawsuit filed by servers who worked at Mallozzi’s. Find out more information here.

Per Se settled a wage violation case with Attorney General Eric Schneiderman for $500,000. Find more detailed information about this story here.

A tip theft lawsuit filed by food and beverage workers at the Hawaii Four Seasons hotel has been settled for $4 million. Find more information on this here.

Bartenders and servers, who were forced to pay the tabs of deadbeat customers out of their own tips, can get their money back. Find more information here.