Food

February 23, 2018 The plaintiff claims he worked 61 hours per week for Inwood Beer Garden & Bistro Inc. without appropriate minimum, overtime and spread-of-hours wages.

February 23, 2018 A lawsuit against OTB Acquisition LLC claims the company failed to pay servers proper minimum wages.

February 22, 2018 The operating companies that run two Dunkin Donuts locations in Flushing and Jamaica, New York are the defendants in a proposed collective and class action in which the plaintiff claims she’s owed unpaid wages.

February 22, 2018 A proposed class action filed in San Diego County Superior Court against General Mills, Warner Bros., and seven other high-profile defendants has been removed to District Court for the Southern District of California.

February 22, 2018 Two companies and three individuals who operate Taqueria Meza are facing a former employee’s proposed collective action that claims the parties violated several provisions of state and federal labor laws.

February 22, 2018 A proposed class action filed back in June 2017 against Monsanto Company, BASF SE and BASF Corporation was in early February transferred into the still-growing multidistrict litigation.

February 22, 2018 Two operating companies of San Remo Café and four individual owners are facing a proposed collective action alleging the defendants violated several provisions of state and federal labor laws, including failure to pay proper wages.

February 21, 2018 A former employee of The Kunjip has filed suit against the Korean restaurant’s two operating companies and two individual owners over claims that he is owed unpaid minimum, overtime, and spread-of-hours wages.

February 20, 2018 A proposed class action has been filed in New York against MJS America LLC, which operates as Majans America LLC and makes and sells snacks under the Majans Bhuja Snacks brand name.

February 19, 2018 Two former employees of One Mile House have filed suit against the bar’s operating company and six individual owners claiming they weren’t paid proper wages.

February 19, 2018 A former employee of Trece Mexican Restaurant has filed suit against its three operating companies and two individuals over claims that they violated state and federal labor laws.

February 16, 2018 Columbia Gourmet Deli Corp. and two individuals with control of the business are facing a proposed collective action filed by two former employees who claim they are owed minimum, overtime, and spread-of-hours wages.

February 16, 2018 New York New York Pizza, LLC and two individuals who operate the business are facing a former employee’s allegations that they failed to pay him properly and unlawfully terminated him in retaliation for complaining about the supposed wage violations.

February 16, 2018 Three former employees of Land Thai Kitchen have filed suit against the restaurant’s operating company and an individual owner over alleged labor law violations.

February 16, 2018 A Brooklyn resident has filed a proposed collective action in which he claims his former employer, Queens eatery Jing Wah Chinese Restaurant, and its owners failed to pay proper minimum, overtime and spread-of-hours wages.

February 16, 2018 The three plaintiffs claim they were paid pursuant to a tip credit even though they spent much time performing non-tipped tasks.

February 15, 2018 A former pizza maker claims Adoro Lei and its owners failed to pay proper overtime and did not provide him with meal or rest breaks of any kind.

February 9, 2018 Santo Coyote, Inc. and an individual with control of the business are facing the claims of two former employees who worked at the defendants’ restaurant as servers.

February 9, 2018 Two former employees of Big Nick's Pizza Joint have filed suit against the individual who operates the business claiming they were not paid proper wages, and at times, were not paid any wages at all.

February 9, 2018 A cook at New York’s North Shore Diner has filed suit against the restaurant’s operating company and two individual owners over claims that they violated provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York labor law.

February 9, 2018 A lawsuit claiming Burger King printed too many customer payment details on receipts has been bumped to district court for the Southern District of FL.

February 8, 2018 A New York consumer has filed suit against Simple Mills Inc. over claims that the defendant’s Almond Flour Crackers and Sprouted Seed Crackers also contain flours derived from sources other than almonds and sprouted seeds.

February 8, 2018 Two former employees of a New York eatery now known as The Spotted Dog (formerly Honky Tonk Tavern) have filed suit against the restaurant’s operating company and an individual owner over alleged labor law violations.

February 8, 2018 Three plaintiffs claim the companies that run Amendola Pizza failed to pay proper minimum, overtime and spread-of-hours wages.

February 7, 2018 The company that runs New Hama Fusion allegedly failed to pay proper overtime and spread-of-hours wages, and provide mandatory wage notices.

February 6, 2018 A former employee claims Eddy's Eats failed to pay minimum, overtime and spread-of-hours wages.

February 5, 2018 A shareholder claims Snyder's-Lance submitted an incomplete, inaccurate proxy statement to the SEC for its proposed acquisition by Campbell's Soup Co.

February 5, 2018 Two operating companies of CJ Food Mart and four individuals with control of the business are facing allegations that they violated the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York Labor Law.

February 5, 2018 Four former employees of Mission Chinese Restaurant have filed suit against its operating company and three individuals with control of the business claiming the restaurant was 'a hotbed of racial discrimination' that denied its workers proper wages.

February 2, 2018 A former employee of New Hama Fusion has filed suit against the restaurant’s operating company and three individuals with control of the business over claims that they failed to adhere to state and federal labor laws.

February 2, 2018 DH Ridgewood Farm, Inc. and two individual owners are facing a former employee’s claims that the parties denied him proper wages and other entitlements he should have been afforded under state and federal labor laws.

February 2, 2018 Four former employees of Mr. Broadway have filed suit against the New York restaurant’s operating company and two individuals over claims that they violated several provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York Labor Law.

January 30, 2018 Five former or current employees of Kira Sushi 2, LLC have filed suit against the restaurant and four individual owners claiming the parties denied them proper wages.

January 30, 2018 Two former employees have filed suit against a company and individual who operate Osaka Japanese Restaurant claiming the parties failed to comply with federal and state wage and hour laws.

January 30, 2018 A former employee claims she was sexually harassed and not paid proper wages at Manhattan's Le Bernardin restaurant.

January 26, 2018 Three operating companies and an individual owner of Bite are facing a proposed collective action filed by a former employee alleging labor law violations.

January 26, 2018 The operating company of Taj Lounge Restaurant and three individuals are on the receiving end of a proposed collective action that accuses the parties of violating several provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York Labor Law.

January 26, 2018 The operating company and individual owner of Sidecar Bar & Grille are facing a wage and hour lawsuit filed by a former employee who says he worked at the NY restaurant as a cook and food preparer.

January 26, 2018 Three operating companies of the Jimmy John’s sandwich restaurant franchise have been named as defendants in a proposed class action lawsuit that alleges the parties unlawfully instructed franchisees not to hire each other’s employees.

January 26, 2018 Alleged Americans with Disabilities Act violations are the focus of a proposed class action filed against Langhorne, PA's Irish Rover Station House.

January 26, 2018 The company and owners that run East Side Bagel in New York City face a lawsuit in which three plaintiffs say they're owed unpaid minimum, overtime pay.

January 26, 2018 Three plaintiffs say they were not paid mandatory minimum wages for all hours worked at the Cubana Cafe in Brooklyn.

January 25, 2018 A PA woman claims Chickie’s and Pete’s restaurant in Philadelphia unlawfully lacks van-accessible parking spaces, an alleged violation of the ADA.

January 25, 2018 Jennings Gate Restaurant Inc. (Storyville American Table) faces a lawsuit from two plaintiffs who say they were fired for complaining of unpaid wages.

January 25, 2018 Alleged FLSA violations are detailed in a complaint filed in North Dakota against Perfect Pasta Enterprises and Jimmy's Pizza.

January 24, 2018 Barcel USA, LLC is facing a proposed class action that claims the food manufacturer underfills its 4.0-ounce Takis Rolled Tortilla Chips packages.

January 24, 2018 PVK, Inc. has been accused in a proposed class action lawsuit of falsely labeling its Scarpetta brand pasta sauces as containing 'no preservatives' when citric acid is listed as an ingredient.

January 24, 2018 A group of former and current employees of New York’s Sapporo Restaurant has filed suit against the eatery’s operating company and two individuals with control of the business, claiming the defendants failed to adhere to state and federal labor laws.

January 24, 2018 A former employee of Hot Tasty Bakery has filed suit against the Queens eatery and three individuals who operate the business over alleged Fair Labor Standards Act violations.

January 23, 2018 Two New York consumers have filed suit against The Apple & Eve, LLC over allegations that the company mislabeled some of its juice products to mislead health-conscious consumers.