October 2010

Dancers who are claiming that they were cheated out of tips and wages, were granted conditional class certification status. Find more about this story here.

The Proposed Order combines the wage orders for the restaurant and hotel industries into a single new Minimum Wage Order. Find out more info here.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. settled a class action brought on behalf of waiters. Find more detailed information about this story here.

Judge Thomas E. Boyle, denied an employer’s request to get discovery of the immigration status of workers. Find more information about this story here.

Mario Batali’s Del Posto restaurant was sued by 27 former and current workers for taking tips from its staff. Find more information about this story here.

The revised Wage Order includes recommendations increasing wage rates for tipped employees. Find more information about this wage increase here.

Tom Colicchio, advised restaurant owners that they should not leave human resources laws and regulations to someone else. Find more on this story here.

Hot equipment and oil, heavy lifting, and slippery floors are common workplace hazards in restaurants. Find more detailed information on this story here.

Last week federal agents arrested 23 people on charges that they smuggled 70 people from China to work in Chinatown. Find more on this story here.