Food

May 10, 2018 The company that runs Green Kitchen allegedly failed to pay proper wages as a result of applying an improper tip credit to workers' pay.

May 9, 2018 The owners and operators of Lucky Star Café have been named as defendants in a proposed collective action detailing possible violations of state and federal labor laws.

May 9, 2018 Six operating companies that run Dave & Buster’s restaurants in Arkansas and Kansas are facing a proposed class and collective action filed by a woman who claims she worked for the defendants without being paid proper wages.

May 9, 2018 The plaintiff picks at McDonald's call to stop separately displaying certain menu items as with and without cheese, an alleged 'illegal tying arrangement.'

May 9, 2018 A Rhode Island consumer claims New England Coffee Company's Hazelnut Creme offering does not contain any of its 'characterizing ingredient.'

May 8, 2018 Pizza Hut of Arizona, Inc. and Pizza Hut of Cottonwood, Inc. are among the defendants in a lawsuit in which the plaintiff claims the companies failed to properly reimburse delivery drivers.

May 8, 2018 Terra’s Kitchen, LLC faces a proposed class action case in which the plaintiff says the meal service automatically (and illegally) renewed proposed class members’ subscriptions.

May 7, 2018 The business entities and individuals who operate Bronx, New York, Mexican eatery El Gran Valle are staring down a proposed collective action through which a former employee seeks to recover allegedly unpaid wages.

May 7, 2018 The company that operates as John’s Pizzeria of Bleecker Street is among the defendants in a proposed collective action in which the plaintiff seeks to recover allegedly unpaid wages.

May 7, 2018 Pesce Pasta Quattro Inc. and two individuals with control over the New York City restaurant are facing a proposed collective action filed by two former employees who claim they’re owed unpaid overtime wages.

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May 4, 2018 Uncle Paul’s Pizza & Cafe Inc., NN Pizza Corp., and six individual owners are facing a former employee’s claims that the parties failed to adhere to state and federal labor laws.

May 4, 2018 A proposed collective action has been filed against New Jade Fountain Enterprises Corp., I Chopstick Chinese Restaurant, Inc., and two individuals over potential labor law violations.

May 4, 2018 Citrine Lounge LLC and two individual owners have been hit with a proposed collective action that takes issue with the pay practices at their restaurant, Doux Supper Club.

May 3, 2018 The owners and operators of City Catering Cafe (formerly Bistro Caterers) are facing a proposed collective action filed by a former delivery worker who takes issue with the defendants’ alleged pay practices.

May 3, 2018 A proposed class action has been filed against the company and individual who operate a group of Papa John’s franchise restaurants in Arizona, claiming the defendants paid their pizza delivery drivers less than minimum wage.

May 2, 2018 The owners and operators of health food restaurant chain Dig Inn have been hit with a proposed collective action in which a group of 17 former and current New York City delivery workers takes issue with the defendants’ alleged pay practices.

May 2, 2018 Vino’s in Little Rock, Arkansas and a manager face a proposed collective action filed by a former hostess/server who claims the restaurant and brewery failed to pay tipped workers proper wages.

May 1, 2018 A proposed collective action alleging labor law violations has been filed against the companies and individuals who operate two German restaurants under the name Black Forest Brooklyn.

May 1, 2018 The owners and operators of Italian restaurant Vite Vinosteria are facing a proposed collective action alleging the defendants denied restaurant employees proper minimum and overtime wages.

May 1, 2018 The operators of three Glaze Donuts locations across Northern NJ allegedly failed to pay overtime to a fmr. employee who worked 60-70 hours per week.

April 27, 2018 The owners and operators of Manhattan Mexican restaurant Picante have been named in a proposed collective action filed by a former employee seeking allegedly unpaid minimum, overtime, and spread-of-hours wages.

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.