Three NYC Thai Restaurants Facing Employee’s Wage and Hour Suit

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The three respective operating companies of New York City Thai restaurants Yum Yum Bangkok, Yum Yum Too, and Yum Yum 3, along with two individual owners, have been named as defendants in a proposed class and collective action filed against the parties by a current employee. The plaintiff in the case says he has been employed by the defendants as a delivery worker since October 2013 and has not been provided with proper overtime wages despite working more than 40 hours per week. He further alleges that the defendants require him to spend a significant portion of his time performing non-tipped duties and pay him a fixed daily salary regardless of how many hours he works. The suit argues that as a result, the plaintiff is unlawfully denied minimum wages and is not paid for all the hours he works each week.

In addition to the unpaid wage allegations, the complaint claims the defendants required the plaintiff to purchase “tools of the trade” – including a $1,970 electric bike and its related monthly maintenance expenses – without properly reimbursing him.