Tip Sharing

Department of Labor investigators determined that the IHOP Restaurants owed approximately $367,890 and also assessed a civil money penalty of $199,577.

The US Department of Labor has been cracking down on compliance recently, closing a series of cases this month against restaurants for wage theft.

Tip pools have proved a controversial topic, especially “nontraditional” tip pools which include non-tipped occupations such as kitchen staff.

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

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

Giulio Cesare Ristorante, a long-time Italian restaurant on Long Island was hit with a lawsuit alleging wage theft and tip violations.

Landry's Seafood Restaurants Inc. has agreed to pay $1 million to settle a class action lawsuit against the Chart House restaurant in Boston.