U.S. Judge Allows Restaurant Workers to Pursue Class Action for Unpaid Overtime
On July 26, 2010, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted restaurant workers’ motion that allows them to pursue a class action lawsuit against their employer, The Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group Inc. The restaurant workers allege that Smith & Wollensky, which owns the steakhouse chain with the same name, violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Illinois wage law by illegally requiring workers to pool tips with nontipped employees and by failing to pay them required overtime and minimum wages. Click here for the court’s full opinion.
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