ANCHORAGE — Although a lower court ruled in favor of two Lower 48 employers who mandated employee tip pools, a recent ruling from the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals could overturn that decision and lead to Alaskan workers receiving more tips than ever before, according to KTVA Alaska.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — In a recent announcement, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman indicated that a lawsuit had been filed on behalf of the state against Domino’s Pizza and three franchisees on the assertion that their employees were underpaid by over $565,000, according to Rochester First.
Former employees of Spartanburg restaurant Wild Wing Cafe have filed a lawsuit against the restaurant claiming that they were withheld wages through failure to meet minimum and overtime wage standards, according to The State.
PORTLAND, MAINE — In response to popular restaurants Boda and Green Elephant refusing to pay their employees overtime wages, a Boda based cook has filed a lawsuit against the restaurants claiming they violated the Fair Labor Standards Act, according to the Press Herald. The lawsuit was filed in federal court and named restaurant owner Nattaska […]
DETROIT — in 2016, a class action lawsuit on behalf of Red Robin hourly servers was filed alleging that tipped workers were required to take part in a tipping pool with non-tipped employees. These allegations include a complaint that servers were forced to share 1% of their gross sales with non-tipped employees at the end of shifts.
ORLANDO — Multiple arbitration cases were filed against Darden Restaurants in 2015 on behalf of hourly service employees. The arbitration suits allege that Darden refused to consider off-the-clock and non-tipped work when determining payment.