January 2018

Fig & Olive restaurants in New York have been sued by servers, bussers, food runners and bartenders for wage theft violations.

Joshua Chaisson, co-founder of Restaurant Workers of America, writes an interesting piece on the Daily News about the benefits of the tipped minimum wage.

Fairfield restaurant to pay $244,930 in back wages and liquidated damages to eight employees, as part of a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor.

With the minimum wage increasing across 18 states this January, some restaurants are having a tough time keeping up with the rise in labor costs.

On December 31, 2017, the tipped minimum wage in New York City increased to $8.65 per hour for front of the house restaurant workers.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced a proposal to schedule public hearings to evaluate the possibility of ending minimum wage tip credits in New York State. I