In a wage and hour class action suit, attorneys representing more than 500 employees asked a New York district court to grant final approval of a $2.5 million dollar settlement that was preliminarily approved in October of 2008.  In the complaint, two former servers alleged that their employer, Nobu restaurant, violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by refusing to pay its hourly employees the required minimum wage and by failing to pay overtime.  The complaint also alleged that the restaurant’s servers were improperly forced to share tips with management and other non-tipped employees in violation of state laws.   According to the terms of the settlement agreement, each member of the class action suit will receive approximately $3,300.  For more information about the FLSA and The Employment Law Group® law firm’s Wage and Hour Practice, click here.

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