Food

December 6, 2017 A consumer alleges Iovate Health packages one of its plant-based protein powder products with too much unnecessary 'slack fill.'

December 5, 2017 A Pennsylvania woman alleges Five Guys systematically pays female employees less than their male counterparts for the same job roles.

December 5, 2017 A former delivery worker claims in a lawsuit that Tasty Fast Food Inc. and its owners failed to pay mandatory minimum and overtime wages.

December 4, 2017 JJ Food Market Corp. and an individual owner have been accused of violating federal and state labor laws by failing to pay employees proper wages.

December 4, 2017 A former assistant manager has filed a lawsuit in Arkansas against Allied Food Industries, Inc., which operates a Burger King restaurant in Little Rock, over claims that she wasn’t paid proper overtime wages.

December 4, 2017 An Arkansas man has filed a proposed collective action alleging he and other assistant managers at Jason’s Deli weren’t paid proper overtime wages when working more than 40 hours per week.

December 4, 2017 Eight companies that operate Little Caesars restaurants in Brooklyn, along with an individual owner, are facing the claims of two former managers who allege that they were not paid proper overtime wages.

December 1, 2017 Two former general managers claim their actual job duties should not have exempted them from overtime pay under federal law.

December 1, 2017 Seven operating companies and an individual owner of Maru restaurants have been named as defendants in a former employee’s collective action that takes issue with the restaurants’ pay practices.

December 1, 2017 Tandoori North Inc. and two individual owners have been named as defendants in a proposed collective action lawsuit filed by a current employee of their restaurant Indigo Indian Bistro who claims the parties have denied him proper wages.

December 1, 2017 Four operating companies of NY restaurant 11 Hanover Greek and four individuals are facing a proposed collective action filed by former employees who claim the defendants violated several provisions of state and federal labor laws.

November 30, 2017 Panera Bread Company has been accused in a proposed collective action of misclassifying its assistant managers as exempt from overtime wages in violation of federal and state labor laws.

November 29, 2017 The companies that run John Sullivan's Bar & Grill and Jack Doyle's Irish Pub are named in a suit claiming they failed to pay mandatory overtime wages.

November 29, 2017 According to a lawsuit, Lebanon Delights LLC applied an illegal tip credit to workers' wages while requiring the workers to pool their tips.

November 28, 2017 According to a lawsuit, Latin Group, Inc., which runs Latin Cafe, failed to pay a former cook proper overtime wages for his entire seven years at the eatery.

November 27, 2017 Two employees of AW Lins Asian Cuisine Downtown Little Rock, LLC have filed suit against the restaurant and two individual owners claiming they were not paid proper wages.

November 22, 2017 A collective action filed in New York claims the bagel-centric eatery failed to pay mandatory time-and-a-half overtime wages.

November 22, 2017 According to a lawsuit, the companies send out unsolicited junk fax blasts that did not contain opt-out language.

November 22, 2017 Five lawsuits were filed against Inventure Foods and its board of directors this week over a slew of alleged securities law violations.

November 22, 2017 In a lawsuit, a former delivery worker claims NYC's Mapo Tofu failed to pay appropriate minimum, overtime, and spread-of-hours wages.

November 22, 2017 The operating company of Prospects Sports Bar and Grill and three individual owners are facing a proposed collective action filed by three servers and a chef who claim they did not receive proper wages.

November 22, 2017 A former employee claims Florida pizza company Pieducks broke the law by failing to pay time-and-a-half overtime wages.

November 22, 2017 A lawsuit alleges Rainbow Umbrella failed to pay minimum wages due to applying an improper tip credit to delivery workers' wages.

November 21, 2017 Cafe Papillon in Miami failed to pay proper time-and-a-half overtime wages, a lawsuit claims.

November 21, 2017 A group of current or former employees of Curry Shack Corp. filed suit against the restaurant and an individual with control of the business claiming they were not paid proper wages or provided with accurate wage statements and notices.

November 20, 2017 CVS Pharmacy, Inc. faces a lawsuit claiming it significantly underfills its 'red fish' candy with unacceptable levels of slack fill.

November 17, 2017 Post Holdings, Inc. and six subsidiaries have been named as defendants in a proposed class action lawsuit that alleges the parties deceptively label their Simply Potatoes products.

November 17, 2017 Mondelez International, Inc. is facing a proposed class action that claims it deceptively markets its belVita breakfast products toward health-conscious consumers despite the products containing 'high levels' of sugar.

November 15, 2017 Two plaintiffs say Planet Pizza regularly failed to pay them for all hours worked and applied an improper tip credit to the wages of non-tipped employees.

November 14, 2017 A former employee of 111 Hudson Market has filed suit against the deli’s operating company and two individuals who control the business over claims that the defendants violated several provisions of state and federal labor laws.

November 10, 2017 A supposedly improper tip credit applied to employees' wages is the subject of a lawsuit against the operators of The Peddler Steakhouse in Dillon, SC.

November 10, 2017 A class action says Pizza Hut is behind a no-hire, no-solicitation scheme that blocks franchisees from recruiting or hiring each other's managers.

November 10, 2017 A lawsuit claims the operating company behind the 'Slice' mobile pizza-ordering app sent junk fax messages without first obtaining consent to do so.

November 9, 2017 A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Hurricane Irma survivors with disabilities who may be excluded from the 'Food for Florida' assistance program.

November 9, 2017 A lawsuit claims Darden Restaurants unlawfully prints too much customer payment information on point-of-sale receipts.

November 7, 2017 Pure Brazilian, LLC is on the receiving end of a proposed class action lawsuit that claims its name brand coconut water is falsely advertised as “cold pressed,” which the case says implies to consumers that the product is healthier than it actually is.

November 7, 2017 Two former deliverymen for Our Place China Chalet have filed suit against the restaurant’s operating company and three individuals who run the business over claims that they violated federal and state labor laws.

November 3, 2017 A former employee of Aim Pizza Corp. has filed suit against the company and two individuals with control of the business over claims that the parties failed to pay him proper overtime wages.

November 3, 2017 A tipped employee at an Annapolis, MD Cheesecake Factory claims the restaurant unlawfully shaves workers' hours and owes unpaid wages.

November 1, 2017 Eight defendants are named in a class action alleging the Blimpie operators owe unpaid wages in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

October 31, 2017 Martin’s Famous Pastry Shoppe, Inc. is facing a proposed class and collective action in which it has been accused of misclassifying its employees as independent contractors and failing to pay them proper overtime wages.

October 31, 2017 A former busboy and waiter for New York City Italian restaurant Porto Bello has filed suit against its three operating companies and two individuals who controlled the business, claiming they violated state and federal labor laws.

October 31, 2017 Three operating companies and four individual owners of Trattoria Spaghetto are facing a proposed collective action filed by a former employee who claims he was not paid proper overtime wages.

October 31, 2017 Patron Mexican Grill's operating company failed to pay tipped workers proper minimum and overtime wages, a collective action claims.

October 30, 2017 Two operating companies of Burgos Restaurant Café have been named as defendants in a proposed collective action, along with an individual who controls the business.

October 30, 2017 Seventeen former employees of New York City’s Benares have filed suit against the restaurant’s operating company and six individuals who control the business over claims that the defendants violated federal and state wage and hour laws.

October 30, 2017 Forager Project, LLC is facing a proposed class action lawsuit alleging its 'cold-pressed' juice products are more highly processed than their labels indicate.

October 27, 2017 Three plaintiffs claim Freeport, NY's Bracco's Claim & Oyster Bar owes unpaid wages and lied to workers about wage deductions.

October 26, 2017 Three former general managers of Huddle House restaurants filed two lawsuits on the same day – one against defendant Huddle House, Inc., and the other against its operating company, Litco Petroleum, Inc. and two executives.

October 25, 2017 Santa Anna, LLC and an individual owner are on the receiving end of a proposed class action lawsuit that claims they failed to pay their employees proper minimum and overtime wages.