Brooklyn Eatery Subsational Sued by Former Employee for Allegedly Unpaid Wages

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The operators of Brooklyn eatery Subsational are the defendants in a proposed collective action in which a former employee claims he was deprived of lawful wages.

According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff regularly put in at least 51 hours each week as a cook and food preparer at the restaurant. The case says the man was paid a fixed weekly salary that did not change depending on the number of hours worked, resulting in him effectively being paid at a rate that fell below the required minimum wage. The man further claims he was not granted any breaks and did not receive proper overtime and spread-of-hours wages.

The case goes on to allege the defendants owe the plaintiff a $500 “security deposit that they never paid back.” Further still, the suit accuses the defendants of failing to maintain any time-keeping practices while disguising the amount of work the plaintiff performed by furnishing inaccurate paystubs.

“Defendants engaged in their unlawful conduct pursuant to a corporate policy of minimizing labor costs and denying employees compensation by knowingly violating the [Fair Labor Standards Act] and [New York Labor Law],” the complaint reads.