Unpaid Tips
Bergen Recycling No Proper Overtime Pay and Taking of Tips Class Action
This labor law complaint brings suit against Bergen Recycling, Inc. (BRI) and Maria Monteferrario, a related individual, alleging they did not pay employees proper overtime pay and took tips belonging to them. The suit is both a collective action, under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and a class action under the New Jersey Read more
Northern Gentlemen’s Club Exotic Dancers Settlement
Ferny Properties, LLC operates the Northern Gentlemen’s Club, which has now entered into a settlement with its exotic dancers or entertainers. The complaint for the class action against the club alleged that it misclassified the dancers as non-employees, that it did not pay them minimum wages or other compensation required under the laws of North Read more
ATX Cocina Taking of Waitstaff Tips FLSA Collective Action
When customers leave tips at a restaurant, those tips belong to the waitstaff. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the restaurant and its owners or managers are not permitted to take them for their own benefit or use. The complaint for this class action, however, alleges that the restaurant ATX Cocina, LLC took some Read more
Elegant Affairs Catering Workers’ Tips Settlement
RSA Catering, LLC, which does business as Elegant Affairs, has agreed to pay nearly a million dollars to settle a class action alleging that the company unlawfully withheld tips from workers and failed to provide wage notices to workers, in violation of New York State Labor Law. Read more
Men’s Clubs Entertainers Wage and Tip Violations Massachusetts Class Action
Workers are often forced to pay fees for business expenses and other things that they shouldn’t be paying, but it seems that female entertainers at “gentlemen’s clubs” are particularly susceptible to this kind of exploitation. The complaint for this class action takes issue with certain charges entertainers were forced to pay out of what they Read more
DoorDash Took Delivery Workers’ Tips Entered on App Class Action
Tipped workers are among the lowest-paid in the US economy. When consumers pay a tip at a restaurant or to a delivery driver, they trust that that money goes directly to the worker. However, the complaint for this class action alleges that tips entered into the DoorDash, Inc. app do not go to the drivers Read more
Uber Driver Independent Contractor MA and CA Settlement
This settlement resolves two cases brought against Uber Technologies, Inc. claiming that drivers should be classified as employees rather than independent contractors. The complaints alleged that Uber violated Massachusetts and California labor laws in classifying the drivers as independent contractors, that they failed to properly reimburse drivers for expenses and failed to pass along to Read moreStrip Club Dancers “Independent Contractor” Settlement
This settlement resolves a lawsuit brought by a former dancer against 7180 Sunset Blvd., Inc. and Three Group, Inc. under employment laws. The complaint claimed that the companies misclassified dancers, who performed at Seventh Veil, Royal Palace (Star Strip), or Crazy Girls, as independent contractors when they were actually employees. Read more
Primanti Brothers Restaurants Tipped Employees Settlement
Primanti Brothers has agreed to settle a class action claiming it violated the Fair Labor Standards Act as well as Pennsylvania laws in its payments for tipped employees. Among other things, the complaint claimed that the restaurant did not satisfy notice requirements and took deductions from tips that it was not entitled to. Read more
