Wage Theft

True Food Kitchen, a popular West-coast restaurant backed by Oprah Winfrey, has agreed to settle a wage theft lawsuit brought by former servers for $900,000.

Pret A Manger, an international sandwich shop with 55 locations in New York City, has agreed to pay $875,000 to former restaurant workers for wage theft.

Benny’s Burritos and Blockheads Restaurants will pay several restaurant workers $110k for minimum wage, tip credit, and record keeping violations.

Two Philadelphia restaurants, Tierra Colombiana and Mixto, have agreed to pay 156 employees a total of $830,00 to resolve federal wage theft violations.

A nationwide wage theft lawsuit against TGI Friday’s has been settled for a record $19.1 million in New York federal court.

Au Fudge, a restaurant owned by actress Jessica Biel, was hit with a wage theft lawsuit claiming the restaurant withheld over $430,000 in gratuities.

Ruby Tuesday’s Times Square location was sued for wage theft by a former bartender, for not paying tipped employees for all hours worked...

The New York Post reported on the growing trend of delivery worker lawsuits where food-delivery services are “stiffing” their workers to remain competitive.

The Department of Labor and Sonic Drive In have signed an agreement to help Sonic’s locations comply with federal labor laws and prevent wage theft.

A wage theft lawsuit claims the restaurant Buca di Beppo in Times Square failed to pay its workers minimum wages and overtime pay.