COLUMBIA, S.C. — Two waitresses at a Texas Roadhouse restaurant in Columbia, South Carolina have just received a Texas-sized settlement for themselves and other similarly situated employees employed by the chain in the amount of $700,000.
CHICAGO — A former restaurant worker for a Godfrey, Illinois-based Mexican restaurant recently filed an unpaid overtime lawsuit against the company’s owners claiming he routinely worked well over 40 hours per week but was denied overtime pay.
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in California recently certified an unpaid overtime lawsuit by a group of former and current McDonald’s workers as class action. The ruling is a major victory for the workers seeking justice.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A former employee at a popular Washington, D.C.-based Indian restaurant recently filed an unpaid overtime lawsuit against the owner, claiming he routinely worked well over 40 hours per week without any overtime wages.
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.