Food

April 27, 2018 Previti Pizza Corp., Papazzio & Previti Corp., and Jack-Marv Inc. are on the receiving end of a proposed collective action filed by a former pizza maker.

April 27, 2018 Miami’s Yambo Restaurant and its two owners are the defendants in a lawsuit wherein the plaintiff alleges the Nicaraguan eatery failed to pay appropriate minimum and overtime wages.

April 26, 2018 A proposed collective action has been filed against Tandoori Nights, LLC by a former waitress who says she and other servers were paid no wages at all while working at the defendant’s restaurant and nightclub.

April 25, 2018 A former hibachi chef at Jacksonville, Florida’s Okinawa Japanese Grillhouse and Sushi Bar has filed suit against the restaurant’s owners and operators claiming he wasn't paid premium overtime wages.

April 25, 2018 The company that operates Queens, New York Mediterranean restaurant BZ Grill and two individuals face a proposed collective action.

April 23, 2018 Crystal Farms Refrigerated Distribution Company’s ready-to-eat mashed potatoes are the subject of a proposed class action.

April 23, 2018 Big Boy Restaurants International, LLC is on the receiving end of a proposed collective action filed by a former employee.

April 20, 2018 A proposed class action recently removed to Kentucky federal court alleges consumers who dined at two Boyd County Waffle House locations may have been exposed to the Hepatitis A virus.

April 20, 2018 Two former employees of New York City’s Nello claim in a proposed collective action that the Italian restaurant’s owners and operators have failed to pay them proper wages.

April 20, 2018 A lawsuit picks at Bai's alleged failure to disclose that its supposedly naturally-flavored beverages contain malic acid, a synthetic flavoring compound.

April 20, 2018 Sal’s Italian Ristorante, Inc., Golu Dining LLC, and an individual owner are facing a former employee’s claims that they failed to pay proper overtime wages.

April 18, 2018 China Garden of 88 Inc. (which does business as China Garden) and two individual owners are on the receiving end of a proposed collective action filed by a former cook who claims he wasn’t paid proper wages.

April 17, 2018 The owners and operators of Manhattan’s Little Basil Thai Restaurant are facing a proposed collective action filed by a former delivery worker who argues that he wasn’t paid properly.

April 17, 2018 The food and support services provider allegedly failed to make mandatory disclosures regarding its intention to procure the plaintiff's background report.

April 17, 2018 The proposed class action cites allegedly 'alarming rates' of microplastics per liter of Nestle's Pure Life bottled water.

April 17, 2018 The owners and operators of El Basurero and Ritmos 60’s have been named as defendants in a proposed collective action that takes issue with the neighboring restaurants’ pay practices.

April 17, 2018 A class action argues no reasonable consumer would expect Stop & Shop-brand mashed potatoes to contain margarine given the product's 'homestyle' description.

April 16, 2018 A lawsuit claims consumers are deceived by Trader Joe's portrayal of its fruit bars as containing only raw fruit ingredients.

April 13, 2018 A former employee has filed suit against the operating company of Granier Bakery over claims that he wasn’t paid proper overtime wages despite working between 50 and 60 hours per week.

April 12, 2018 The owners and operators of New York City’s Hummus Kitchen have been accused in a proposed collective action of underpaying their delivery workers.

April 11, 2018 Hyo Dong Gak, Inc. and Hanbat Restaurant, Inc. are among the defendants in a lawsuit filed by two plaintiffs who claim they’re owed unpaid minimum and overtime wages.

April 11, 2018 Batten Industries, Inc. and two of its American subsidiaries are the defendants in a proposed class action in which the plaintiff claims the companies’ Nellie’s-brand cleaning and laundry products are misleadingly labeled as “all-natural.”

April 11, 2018 According to a lawsuit, Champion's Acana and Orijen dog and cat foods are contaminated with 'levels of arsenic, mercury, lead, cadmium and/or bisphenol A.'

April 6, 2018 A lawsuit claims the companies frozen fruits and veggies are not sourced from a WA farm as claimed, but instead from all over the world and across the US.

April 6, 2018 A proposed collective action has been filed against El Taquitos Corp. and two individual owners over alleged violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act and the New York Labor Law.

April 5, 2018 StarKist Co. is facing a proposed class action that claims many of its seafood product labels display the American Heart Association’s (AHA) 'Heart-Check Mark' without disclosing that the symbol is a paid endorsement.

April 5, 2018 Nestle USA, Inc., maker of SweeTARTS products, has been accused of mislabeling its candies as containing 'no artificial flavors' when, in reality, the products are flavored with the synthetic chemical malic acid.

April 4, 2018 The owners and operators of Manhattan Thai restaurant Potjanee have been named in a proposed collective action filed by six former delivery drivers who claim they were underpaid.

April 4, 2018 The operating companies of at least 17 Papa John's Pizza restaurants are facing a proposed class and collective action alleging the defendants didn’t correctly reimburse delivery drivers for the costs of operating their own vehicles.

April 4, 2018 Our Neighborhood Spanish Restaurant Corp. and an individual owner are facing a former employee’s claims that the defendants’ pay practices failed to comply with federal and state law.

April 4, 2018 Calshea Restaurant Corp and two individual owners have been named in a proposed class action that claims the defendants paid their employees less than the federal minimum wage.

April 3, 2018 A proposed class and collective action has been filed against Central Park Boathouse, LLC and an individual with control of the business claiming the parties underpaid their employees.

April 3, 2018 A lawsuit has been filed against the companies and individuals who operate Pat’s Select Pizza/Grill locations across Maryland and Pennsylvania accusing the defendants of unlawful pay practices.

April 3, 2018 A proposed collective action has been filed against Villa Berulia Inc. and five individual owners by a former cook who claims he is owed unpaid overtime wages.

March 30, 2018 Kobe Enterprises, Inc. and an individual with control over the business face a proposed collective action in which the plaintiff claims he was not paid proper wages while working as a server at the defendants’ Kobe Japanese Steak & Sushi restaurant.

March 26, 2018 Two plaintiffs say the company they spent too much time performing non-tipped tasks at the restaurant to be paid pursuant to a wage-reducing tip credit.

March 22, 2018 A line cook claims Sports City Café, Inc. owes unpaid time-and-a-half wages for hours worked past 40 during certain workweeks.

March 22, 2018 A lawsuit says at least 19 Marie Callender restaurants in California are out of compliance with state anti-discrimination laws.

March 22, 2018 The former servers behind the suit claim they were required to spend a significant amount of time performing non-tipped side work off the clock.

March 20, 2018 The company and individuals who operate Nikitas Place have been accused in a proposed collective action of failing to pay employees proper wages.

March 16, 2018 The operators of Evio’s Pizza & Grill in North Miami are the defendants in a lawsuit in which a former employee claims he’s owed nearly $11,500 in unpaid overtime wages.

March 16, 2018 Three companies and five individuals who operate The Bread Factory Café have been named in a proposed collective action that alleges the defendants violated provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York Labor Law.

March 15, 2018 A proposed class action has been filed against Factor75, LLC over a woman’s claims that she was not made aware of the terms of the defendant’s automatic renewal service.

March 15, 2018 Amsterdam Burger Co. and the individuals who own and operate the New York City kosher burger restaurant are the defendants in a proposed collective action in which a former delivery worker claims he’s owed unpaid wages.

March 14, 2018 A former cook claims he worked from 61 to 73 hours per week for the Brooklyn Mexican restaurant without proper minimum, overtime or spread-of-hours wages.

March 14, 2018 The presence of a rice ingredient and the actual process by which I Heart Keewah puffs are made raise some questions about how much quinoa is in the snack.

March 14, 2018 Eat Real Snacks USA LLC – maker of EatReal brand Quinoa Puffs, Quinoa Chips, Lentil Chips, and Hummus Chips – has been named in a proposed class action lawsuit.

March 13, 2018 Roberto’s Restaurant Corp. and an individual owner have been named as defendants in a proposed collective action filed by a former server who alleges the parties violated the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York Labor Law.

March 9, 2018 A proposed collective action has been filed against three companies and five individuals who operate three Latin American restaurants and a bagel shop in New York claiming the parties failed to pay employees proper wages.

March 8, 2018 A former employee of La Mia Pizza has filed suit against the restaurant’s five operating companies and six individual owners over claims that the defendants failed to adhere to the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York Labor Law.