Food

October 3, 2018 A former employee alleges a Fort Smith, Arkansas Subway restaurant failed to pay proper time-and-a-half overtime wages.

October 1, 2018 A class action claims Barilla fraudulently advertises its pasta sauces as having “no preservatives” despite the presence of citric acid, a synthetic preservative.

September 28, 2018 A former High Cotton employee claims the SC restaurant operated an illegal tip pool, among other potential wage and hour infractions.

September 26, 2018 The suit alleges that while 7-Eleven purports that claims about its water are “backed by scientific rigor,” the “Pure Alkaline Water” is, in truth, regular water.

September 26, 2018 A class action alleges Neurobrands misleadingly claims its beverage products are flavored with only natural ingredients despite the presence of malic acid.

September 26, 2018 Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc.—which owns and operates both Checkers and Rally’s restaurants—is facing a lawsuit citing alleged wage violations.

September 26, 2018 Hansen’s Natural sodas are the subject of a proposed class action in which a California consumer claims the product's manufacturer—the Coca-Cola Company—misleadingly represents that the supposedly “natural” sodas do not contain synthetic ingredients.

September 21, 2018 Taiyo International faces a lawsuit over claims that the company failed to pay the plaintiff proper wages and submitted fraudulent payroll information to the IRS.

September 21, 2018 Two former employees of Babbalucci Italian Kitchen claim in a proposed collective action that they were deprived of overtime pay.

September 19, 2018 The operating companies of We Heart 13th Street restaurant group are facing a former server’s lawsuit over an allegedly unlawful "tip sharing policy."

September 19, 2018 Two individuals who worked for Asian Fusion USA claim that the Brooklyn eatery and its individual owners failed to pay the workers proper wages.

September 19, 2018 Alleged wage violations are at the center of a lawsuit filed against the operating company and individual owners of Aquarius Seafood Restaurant.

September 19, 2018 Three operating companies of Baires Grill restaurants are facing a lawsuit alleging the defendants paid a busser below the federal minimum wage.

September 19, 2018 Essentia Water faces a class action that claims its bottled water is marketed, advertised and labeled based on scientific claims that “are literally false.”

September 18, 2018 A former baker for Royal Sweet Bakery alleges he was paid at a rate below the required minimum wage and deprived of proper overtime compensation.

September 18, 2018 Two former Taco Bell employees claim that Colorado franchise operator Colomex, Inc. failed to pay appropriate regular and overtime wages.

September 18, 2018 A proposed collective action citing several potential violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) has been filed against Alex of Polk County, Inc.

September 17, 2018 A lawsuit filed against Manhattan restaurant Barking Dog and one individual owner alleges the defendants deprived a delivery worker of proper wages.

September 14, 2018 A former employee alleges restaurant Canton House and one individual owner failed to pay proper overtime wages pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

September 14, 2018 According to a lawsuit, Core Nutrition's claims about its "Core Hydration" water are misleading and not backed by scientific evidence.

September 11, 2018 Deli Management, Inc.—which operates approximately 158 Jason’s Deli restaurants nationally—is facing a lawsuit over allegedly unpaid overtime wages.

September 11, 2018 [UPDATE] Clif Bar & Company faces a lawsuit over allegations that certain products are deceptively labeled to indicate they contain real white chocolate when, in fact, the opposite is true.

September 10, 2018 Alleged wage violations are the focus of a lawsuit filed against New HLY Chinese Cuisine and two individuals with day-to-day control of the business.

September 7, 2018 Yuqi’s Cuisine Inc. and four individual owners have been named in a lawsuit filed by two former employees who accuse the defendants of FLSA violations.

September 7, 2018 A lawsuit filed against Tiger Eye Pizza and one individual owner alleges the parties failed to properly reimburse their delivery drivers for expenses.

September 5, 2018 Friends First—which operates three Arkansas-based Domino’s franchises—is facing a lawsuit over allegedly unpaid overtime stemming from off-the-clock work.

September 4, 2018 A lawsuit alleges Kind's practice of listing the ingredients in its fruit bars under "collective names" misleads consumers.

August 30, 2018 Six operating companies and two individual owners of Captain George’s restaurants find themselves as defendants in a lawsuit alleging wage and hour violations.

August 30, 2018 Jacks Enterprise, LLC is the defendant in a former employee’s lawsuit in which she claims the company violated the minimum wage provisions of the FLSA.

August 30, 2018 NY Pizza Company, LLC is facing a former employee’s proposed collective action over allegedly unpaid minimum and overtime wages.

August 29, 2018 According to lawsuit, Diamond Pet Foods dog food contains undisclosed toxins, including heavy metals and BPA, that could sicken dogs after repeated exposure.

August 28, 2018 A proposed collective action claims Mactanz, Inc. violated federal labor law when it required its “tipped” employees to participate in an unlawful tip pool.

August 27, 2018 Frontier Natural Products Co-Op's representations that its salt products are “organic” are fraudulent and designed to mislead consumers, a class action alleges.

August 24, 2018 Three former Sherwood Diner servers have filed a lawsuit against the Lawrence, New York restaurant over allegedly unpaid wages and unlawful tip deductions.

August 16, 2018 A class action lawsuit claims Premier Nutrition Corporation's PowerBar brand Clean Whey Protein bars are not as pure or clean as advertised.

August 15, 2018 Sawa Sushi is facing a lawsuit over claims that two former Teriyaki chefs at the restaurant were deprived of proper minimum, overtime and spread-of-hours wages.

August 14, 2018 Twenty-five Just Salad operating companies and the chain’s individual owner face a lawsuit from 13 plaintiffs who say were paid less than minimum wage.

August 14, 2018 Ace & W Investment, LLC is facing a lawsuit citing potential FLSA and Florida labor law violations stemming from allegedly unpaid minimum wages.

August 13, 2018 A former employee of Pepe Rosso and Rosso Uptown restaurants claims in a proposed collective action that he was deprived of overtime and spread-of-hours pay.

August 13, 2018 Five former employees of New York restaurant Obao claim they were deprived of appropriate wages in a lawsuit citing several potential labor law violations.

August 9, 2018 A lawsuit claims a group of pork producers and data analysis firm Agri Stats, Inc. conspired to unlawfully inflate pork prices over the past decade.

August 8, 2018 Lamb Weston Holdings is named in a class action alleging the company packages its Alexia Sweet Potato fries with more than 50 percent non-functional slack-fill.

August 8, 2018 A class action filed in California alleges The J.M. Smucker Company’s Crisco 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil No-Stick spray is not truly extra virgin olive oil.

August 7, 2018 [UPDATE] Rachael Ray Nutrish faces a class action lawsuit filed by a a consumer who claims the company’s supposedly natural dog food contains glysophate, an unnatural chemical.

August 6, 2018 Two former Los Tres Amigos employees have filed suit against their ex-employers alleging violations of federal and state labor law.

July 31, 2018 A former delivery driver for New York Korean eatery Barkogi has filed suit against his ex-employers over alleged violations of federal and state labor law.

July 27, 2018 Two former delivery employees for NYC's Fuel Grill & Juice Bar claim their significant non-tipped work should have precluded their employers from paying them a reduced tipped wage.

July 25, 2018 Restaurant Express Delivery and three individuals with control of the business are staring down a lawsuit that accuses the defendants of labor law violations.

July 23, 2018 In a proposed class and collective action filed in Pennsylvania federal court, a former McDonald’s employee claims she is owed unpaid minimum and overtime wages.

July 17, 2018 A former Canaan Sushi Inc. employee has filed a lawsuit against the company and two individuals who control the business in which he claims he wasn’t paid proper wages while working at the defendants’ sushi restaurant.