Alpine Cleaners Facing Former Employee’s Wage and Hour Suit

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A former employee of Alpine Cleaners has filed suit against its three operating companies and three individual owners over claims that they violated federal and state labor laws. The plaintiff says he was ostensibly employed as a delivery worker, but also spent time cleaning the store and ironing, and was not paid the appropriate minimum wage for the hours he worked. He argues that his non-tipped duties exceeded 20 percent of each day and that the defendants were therefore not permitted to apply a tip credit to his wages.

Furthermore, the case claims the plaintiff worked between 62 and 72 hours per week throughout his employment but never received time-and-a-half wages for his overtime hours.

The suit also accuses the defendants of violating state law by neglecting to provide accurate wage statements and notices to its employees.